A little dirt or oil on the point surfaces; or a bit of point surface erosion like what is shown in the picture below. A little flicker of the light is probably OK. More and you might need to clean or replace the points.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Slick Magneto Timing Light Flicker
When timing my slick magnetos I noticed that when the timing light came on and I rotated the prop just a little further the light went out as it should and if I bumped the prop again the light came back on again. What do you think the problem is?
A little dirt or oil on the point surfaces; or a bit of point surface erosion like what is shown in the picture below. A little flicker of the light is probably OK. More and you might need to clean or replace the points.
A little dirt or oil on the point surfaces; or a bit of point surface erosion like what is shown in the picture below. A little flicker of the light is probably OK. More and you might need to clean or replace the points.
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