Its running a conventional coil/magneto now,just on a smaller scale.
Well, not quite, I believe. A conventional small engine magneto setup has a two-winding coil, so it acts as both generator and transformer. The Magister design uses two separate coils, the feed [single winding] and transformer [two-winding] coils, so it separates those functions. And it uses the discharge of a condenser to generate the current pulse for the spark, rather than energy stored in the coil's magnetic field. That's why the Magister spark occurs when the points
close, not when they open as with the conventional setup.
The earlier 35 ran a std size coil assy,but thats as hard to get as a magi. Also I cannot put a std as its a shallow flywheel and no recess on the plate for a larger coil,as I have a wipac from a lauson very similar,but just wont fit.
Pity your mounting plate doesn't have that cutout. By the look of the pics of
Blumbly's unit, some of them did. A flywheel swap would still be necessary, of course.
Theres enough info on it,I know them well enough,just no parts. I can rebuild one,but elec parts like this and from this period would be impossible.
Ive actually stripped a magister and its a fairly simple set up and solid state...but parts:(
Yes, there are only three components in one. Rectifier diode, condenser and transformer coil. The first two are too easy; but the coil...
I want a small external coil to use in conjunction with the empty magi shell or remotely hidden and dummy the magi for asthetics.
Yup, but you still need the rectifier diode and condenser, for the system to work as designed. Something similar to a coil from a car 'coil on plug' ignition system is what's required, but AFAIK they are all designed to run with 12V feed. Whereas a magneto runs ~200-300V through the primary winding. So the turns ratio required is different.
Hold on until I can get that patent info up - it has details on primary circuit voltage, and the windings of both the feed and transformer coils, in the original Magister design.
