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A high quality replacement magneto condenser
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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 46433" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Unfortunately, the Panasonic condensers I tested so extensively for use in Lucas and BTH magnetos are now out of production and no longer easily available:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=467734#Post467734" target="_blank">http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=467734#Post467734</a></p><p></p><p>However, I just completed a series of tests on an alternative that is currently in production and available at $2.70 for the pair needed for a magneto. As described elsewhere, I did an accelerated lifetime test to the equivalent of 20+ years of storage at 72 oF plus 30,000 miles of use at a very high operating temperature. Details are at:</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=508762#Post508762" target="_blank">http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=508762#Post508762</a></p><p></p><p>Note that I have no financial stake whatever in these capacitors so I have nothing to gain whether or not you follow my recommendation. Also, it is worth emphasizing that the 20 years plus 30,000 miles is only a lower limit because, other than discoloration of the white plastic base, these capacitors showed no sign whatever of degradation when I ended the test after a month. There is no reason to expect they would not continue to last quite a bit longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 46433, member: 2806"] Unfortunately, the Panasonic condensers I tested so extensively for use in Lucas and BTH magnetos are now out of production and no longer easily available: [url]http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=467734#Post467734[/url] However, I just completed a series of tests on an alternative that is currently in production and available at $2.70 for the pair needed for a magneto. As described elsewhere, I did an accelerated lifetime test to the equivalent of 20+ years of storage at 72 oF plus 30,000 miles of use at a very high operating temperature. Details are at: [url]http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=508762#Post508762[/url] Note that I have no financial stake whatever in these capacitors so I have nothing to gain whether or not you follow my recommendation. Also, it is worth emphasizing that the 20 years plus 30,000 miles is only a lower limit because, other than discoloration of the white plastic base, these capacitors showed no sign whatever of degradation when I ended the test after a month. There is no reason to expect they would not continue to last quite a bit longer. [/QUOTE]
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