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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 39579" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Bruce and Greg,</p><p></p><p>I have seen several twins with Joe Hunt magnetos. I like mechanical magnetos, but when I started helping Carleton Palmer at races, the magnetos on both the Series A and the Flash would only last a few races before failing. He had quite a few unhappy phone calls with both Ken Bell and Perry Gearhart. Neither would warranty their work for a racer. After four or five failures, it was too costly to race these items, mostly in time and races missed. This is one of those issues where success depends as much on the people supporting you as it does on the rider. If Barry Basset were here in the U.S., the racing mags might have been just fine.</p><p></p><p>When Carleton went to coil ignition he could also use dual plugs, which has at least a small advantage. The coil ignition systems proved wildly reliable compared to the stock mags. It was worth the penalty of carrying a battery. When I built the racer I used the new BT-H. It has been working for years without a glance. It is difficult to walk away from something that works that well. I have a dual plug Pazon and tested it as a back up ignition and it worked as well as the BT-H. The only other ignition I have considered the Interspan ignition, which is similar to the new BT-H. They are used primarily on Manxes and as a result they are not a flange mount. That work kept me from exploring their use.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 39579, member: 1177"] Bruce and Greg, I have seen several twins with Joe Hunt magnetos. I like mechanical magnetos, but when I started helping Carleton Palmer at races, the magnetos on both the Series A and the Flash would only last a few races before failing. He had quite a few unhappy phone calls with both Ken Bell and Perry Gearhart. Neither would warranty their work for a racer. After four or five failures, it was too costly to race these items, mostly in time and races missed. This is one of those issues where success depends as much on the people supporting you as it does on the rider. If Barry Basset were here in the U.S., the racing mags might have been just fine. When Carleton went to coil ignition he could also use dual plugs, which has at least a small advantage. The coil ignition systems proved wildly reliable compared to the stock mags. It was worth the penalty of carrying a battery. When I built the racer I used the new BT-H. It has been working for years without a glance. It is difficult to walk away from something that works that well. I have a dual plug Pazon and tested it as a back up ignition and it worked as well as the BT-H. The only other ignition I have considered the Interspan ignition, which is similar to the new BT-H. They are used primarily on Manxes and as a result they are not a flange mount. That work kept me from exploring their use. David [/QUOTE]
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