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Part of the reason outboard CD ignitions have gotten a bad rap is because they largely deserve it. It probably all comes down to the almighty dollar. The Merc and OMC ignition systems were just not reliable enough. The internal components just did not cut it. A lot of the stuff was built in Mexico; but no matter where it was built, it should have answered to a higher corporate standard. I have never, ever, replaced a bad Yamaha ignition component. I also do a lot of hobby small power equipment work; and there, too, the ignition stuff is almost bullet proof. Interestingly, the only exception to that is the OMC-built Lawnboy CD ignitions, which can fail at the drop of a hat or go forever, just like their outboard brothers. That says something about corporate philosophy, IMHO.
Long live American manufacturing!