Re: phelon vs scintilla magnetos

[20mercman]

quote opposedtwin:

Are Bendix and Scintilla magnetos the same thing?

So it sounds like I should stick with the scintilla magneto at least for the time being since the phelon conversion parts are harder to obtain and I already have all the parts I need for the scintilla type (except for good coils of course).

What type of ignition (magneto) did the KF-5 model have? some of each?

Thanks for all the help!
scott

Yes Scott, the Bendix and Scintilla magneto are different names for the same thing. As for the KF-5 motors, they also came with both styles of magneto’s. These are much easier to convert as there are plenty of parts available for them, and not nearly as costly. The Mark-5 that replaced the KF-5 were mostly Phelon as far as I have seen, but I think that some were built with the Scintilla system. The parts lists have both systems listed through Mark 5 production.

Steve