Misc: Ignition BTH Magneto not sparking

Piston Pete

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Hi all

I appear to have run out of sparks with my BTH electronic magneto. It was running fine at the weekend , but , alas , it appears to be dead. I have changed the coil and h-t lead ,to no avail. Fitting this was one of the first jobs I did when I got the Comet 12 years ago , and its been faultless for 40,000 miles.

Would anyone have any suggestions for testing it ? Or , if I take it off the Comet , is there any company that would test and repair this ? I see from the countdown to the International , there is 80 or so days before the rally ,so I need something turned around fairly quickly to allow re-fitting and road testing.


As ever , any help would be very much appreciated.
 

davidd

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Yes. I would return it. It can get quite moist inside those ignition housings. It may be time for a tune-up. The one I installed in the racer in 2008 is still working, but pretty much the same age.

David
 

vibrac

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I cleaned out the rust in mine and it worked OK but I think sending it back is the easiest way as there not a lot of room in there for the wires
NB dont move the obvious screw at the front it doesn't hold the cap on
 

Piston Pete

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Taking it off and sending it off seems the best option. There is no email address on the bth website, and there doesnt seem to be a "contact us " button.

Does anyone have a contact email / name ?
 

Piston Pete

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Taking it off and sending it off seems the best option. There is no email address on the bth website, and there doesnt seem to be a "contact us " button.

Does anyone have a contact email / name ?
D'oh - i see the contact name/ number ......so it off to the garage tomorrow for a spot of magneto removal !
 

steve500

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Send it to BTH for service, no?

The original BTH co went out of business many years ago.
The current BTH co makes self generating electronic magnetos (I have 2 of them) and are most unlikely to know anything about our old 1950's models.
Steve500 IOM
 
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