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<blockquote data-quote="Prosper Keating" data-source="post: 12005" data-attributes="member: 1376"><p>I have an early three-phase Alton that is still going strong on a bike that sees some respectable mileage. Even Hervé is surprised. </p><p></p><p>The battery will drain unless the revs are kept up but high cam engines are meant to spin rather than lug and I am currently running LEDs in the back and a car-rated halogen up front with a small-ish battery so I live with it. I did bin the electronic ignition as the advance curve was odd and resulted in vicious kickbacks. Now running a K1F with an ATD made up from the best bits from three knackered ones.</p><p></p><p>I gather that the new Alton spins more easily. Timing the motor with the old one is a bear-ish experience as the Alton's magnets are strong enough to turn the crank, pulling the piston away from the point BTDC. If my Alton didn't work, I'd probably just stick a 6v E3LM in there with a standard electro-magnetic CVC box. This set-up works on all my other bikes. </p><p></p><p>PK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prosper Keating, post: 12005, member: 1376"] I have an early three-phase Alton that is still going strong on a bike that sees some respectable mileage. Even Hervé is surprised. The battery will drain unless the revs are kept up but high cam engines are meant to spin rather than lug and I am currently running LEDs in the back and a car-rated halogen up front with a small-ish battery so I live with it. I did bin the electronic ignition as the advance curve was odd and resulted in vicious kickbacks. Now running a K1F with an ATD made up from the best bits from three knackered ones. I gather that the new Alton spins more easily. Timing the motor with the old one is a bear-ish experience as the Alton's magnets are strong enough to turn the crank, pulling the piston away from the point BTDC. If my Alton didn't work, I'd probably just stick a 6v E3LM in there with a standard electro-magnetic CVC box. This set-up works on all my other bikes. PK [/QUOTE]
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