Reply To: Speedifour ignition conversion

[wmohat]

Melugin: WHY do you want to do a “conversion”? If you have the magnets in your flywheel up to full strength, a good coil and condenser and the points set correctly, most older outboards can generate spark with just “a slight tug”, as you have described. At the Western Reserve chapter of AOMCI, we are currently studying this. We have some 1925-vintage outboards that can give you a nasty shock at as little as 30 RPM, which is BARELY turning over.

I know of at least one guy that “converted” an old ignition system, and wound up regretting it. (The tiny batteries he used to power the replacement CDI ignition system will run the engine for barely an hour. And, the motor isn’t “stock” anymore; something to consider if “original condition” means anything to you.)

–wmohat

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