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Restoration of the Magneto/ignition system

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Re: Restoration of the Magneto/ignition system

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Emerald Isle coil is made in Taiwan.

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Well I saw a T and an AI and I jumped at Thailand! Ooops...!
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Morning all.
Here's a small update and (of course) a question.
I soaked all the parts, cleaned with a toothbrush and all steel parts where WD40 sprayed and wiped down.
All small fasteners/washers seen here where replaced with stainless items that I happened to have (very small metric sizes).
I recall that I bought a new capacitor and some new contact points when I first got this bike, so lucky me - I found them!
Only thing I need now in order to process is this new blue plastic magneto, new felt for those contact points and get rid of the copper horns.
I also went again through the valves setting and found out that on one side I was not very brilliant last attempt. Fixed that.

While disassemble the module, a washer fell of from somewhere and although I took it apart very carefully, this one skipped and I don't know where it should go back to. I think its some kind of a fabric material (isolation washer?) but I might ne wrong here. I think it is nr. 8 in Salis picture. I marked it with red.
Will appreciate any help here.
Thanks and a nice weekend all.
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Nope.
8 is integrated inside the point's bracket.
Could it be nr. 11?
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Re: Restoration of the Magneto/ignition system

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Micha wrote:
Sat May 01, 2021 8:34 am
Nope.
8 is integrated inside the point's bracket.
Could it be nr. 11?
Yes
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Tried it, won't fit the shaft that is too thick.
I now see that 11 is a circlip on my module.
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Maybe one of the old insulators from the screw that connects the cap and mag wire
your new point plate has new washers built into it for the screw
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Re: Restoration of the Magneto/ignition system

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I thought so too, but even in the old there are built-in insulation discs inside.

Can I damage something if I will trial and error here?
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