Re: Phelon coils Mercury

[jasonh]

Disclaimer for Jeff: I was writing this while you were responding. None of this, EVEN though may seem that way, is directed at you (blah blah) 😆 😯

Yes, go through the basics and post back what you did and your findings. Will be glad to try and help the best we can over the internet. I also wanted to point out I did not mean to imply you don’t know what you are doing. I am just saying for all out there, this is not a job for someone "mechanically challenged". Not sure if any of this meets all engineering requirements, just talking from my personal experiences. Proceed with caution and discretion. 😕

Just some things in response to other posts:

I have used both OMC condensers and those designed for Phelons (sometimes that is all that will fit) with no issues with either. The key is they cant leak or be shorted. Yeah, Yeah, yeah,,, bla bla blah, mfds..blah…capacitance …blah blah blah. All I can say is what has worked for me. I have a decent size collection so not all my motors are run regular. However there are some with this conversion that I run regular enough to feel confident I haven’t seen any issues develop.

Filing on the laminates: You should take care to file evenly off each side and all the way up leg to T so that coil fits snug, centered, and all the way back on leg of laminate. Be sure tab to hold coil on laminate is still present and bend it back up to secure OMC coil the same as old coil.

There isn’t a lot of room to work with. You have to make sure you push the plug wire into socket of coil and bend it like 320 degrees without pulling it out of socket. Plug wire bend will be up against mounting boss of laminate so try to tuck it to inside. Don’t want plug wire rubbing on flywheel. This is also why new wires are important.

All in all, you need to look and think of every detail. The key point is grind, file, and modify enough to work BUT ONLY ENOUGH. When all said and done, make sure nothing is going to rub, this means all wires are tucked, secured, and not going to interfere with flywheel both inner hub and outside edge..etc. Do yourself a favor and use new or known good coils. I even test the new one first to be sure I am starting out good. This way you don’t jump to conclusions and stick to standard troubleshooting any issues you have.