Magneto Test Equipment

A removable cover completely encloses the instrument and control panel when the magneto test stand is not in use.

Magneto test equipment. Testing cannot be conclusive as the secondary windings cannot be reliably tested as there is no way to test for high current or high heat breakdown. Low tension magnetos practically passed out with the passing of the model t. The instrument panel and magneto under test are lighted by an adjustable working lamp. The first test to perform with a no go before a frontal assault on the magneto is to determine if it is indeed the problem.

The high tension output of the windings is connected to a 3 point test gap with the gap between the main electrodes typically set to 5 5 mm. Dating from the early 1950s this test bench overhauled by ourselves allows complete testing of all rotating electrical and ignition components to be. As seen in the video above for vintage bikes this is the most common reason for not having spark the insulation has broken down so current induction cannot occur. The magneto test stand is completely self contained requiring only connection to a proper electrical power source for operation.

The magalyser has a detector circuit which gives an indication of the proportion of sparks that have recently been missed and also a tell tale indicator of whether even a single spark has been missed. Farmall magneto ignition kill switch cub a b c h m super 100 200 h4 54207db. This page shows some of our specialist test equipment. The octopus electrical test bench.

Make offer new genuine wico 1 5084 magneto contact point set john deere oem fwm 1256s nos tungsten wi305 magneto condenser point set wico fw2101 2119 2124 2125 2126 24 50. Some like the ford used what was known as low tension magnetos. A brief history in the days of the model t ford practically all automobiles used magneto ignition. Genuine wico c john deere tractor magneto point set part 1 5084.

Most manufacturers describe cranking the engine at normal cranking speed and holding the end of the plug wire 1 16 1 8 or so from the engine block and see if we have a spark. New listing magneto stator coil for honda vt1100 31120 mg8 005 31120 maa 005 31120 mah 005. Unfortunately the company stopped production of magneto test equipment in 1977.