It occurs to me Earth has a permanent magnet system, so who are we to argue against them?
Keep us posted. The more feedback we get, the better we can make this work.Hey, everybody. First time poster. Wasn't aware you guys were out here. Anyway, I have a dead box on my '81. (Two now, actually.) I ordered a cheap GN250 box and will wire up a pigtail this week. Jumping on the Gonzo bandwagon! Thanks for all the hard work, guys.
-Matt
It's actually a VERY low frequency AC setup.......It occurs to me Earth has a permanent magnet system, so who are we to argue against them?
.000000000000000000000000000000000007Hz to be exact.It's actually a VERY low frequency AC setup.......
" Earth has settled in the last 20 million years into a pattern of a pole reversal about every 200,000 to 300,000 years,"
The one we finally settle on for a points bike will also adapt to a TCI engine.I didn’t see anyone posting about a different pick up adapted to a TCI bike, only to a points bike.
The one we finally settle on for a points bike will also adapt to a TCI engine.
I just ordered two boxes to try. My ‘83 is currently not getting spark. Out of curiosity what is the failure rate on the stock tci pick up?
I don't have any direct evidence, but I believe it is very low. The pick-up coil has not been available for many years. Yet, these bikes remain on the road and I don't hear of failures and I consider myself active in this community. As @Jim said, "They work until they don't." Two coils in the pick-up unit. All of the pins should should some resistance with an ohmmeter. A failed coil shows up as an open circuit. I believe that's the only failure mode.
Checking 'em is easy... there's a center tap that branches off to the two coils. 3 wires... you should get 700Ω on each coil and 1400Ω across both of 'em. It's only 3 wires...ya don't even need to know which is which.... if you can hit those numbers, you're golden.
I've got 2 here where one coil (or the other) is open. I'm not aware of any other failure modes... anyone?
Like Marty... no evidence, but I believe the failure rate is low.
yup. But like Jim sez check all three possibilities if two read 700 and one reads 1400 +- 10% you're good.
No but you might need to reflash the generator on the farmall.Oh! OH! Oh! ....I have a question.
Are we going to have to modify the ignitions on our XS650's when the earth poles flip the next time?
https://www.space.com/43173-earth-magnetic-field-flips-when.html#:~:text=Earth's north and south poles,underwent a full flip.))
Just wanting to be pro-active so I don't miss on any riding time when that happens!
Well I'll have you know the Farmall has been upgraded to a 10SI Delco generator so as it puts out AC current it should adapt ok. Now for the for the magneto that might be a different story! Have to consult the ouigia board on that detail!No but you might need to reflash the generator on the farmall.
Oh and go around and turn all all your electric plugs upside down otherwise the electrons going backward will leak out on the floor and stain the carpet.