I think it's the small coils that give trouble ?.
Cheers Bill.
Cheers Bill.
Steven, I would have thought you over there would have a Mcdougleator,I can't say a thing bad about the RITA. I had one on the Shadow up until a couple of years ago when I fitted a new BTH that I bought on evilbay at a substantial discount. The reason I swapped is the amount of electricity it uses. The Alton could not keep up on an evening's ride. After about 45 minutes or even if I started out with a fully charged battery the turn signals would quit flashing. I would notice the headlamp dim noticeably at a stop. Which is all very strange as the same time I fitted it to the Shadow I also fitted one to my 500 Triumph. That one does not exhibit the same behavior. In fact on a second Triumph 500 I have I fitted one. It was only when they became unavailable that I started fitting the Boyer units.
Bill The Vincent isnt' fussy about when the advance occurs I think full advance at about 3000 RPM is fine, but you want for starting a timing of about 4 degrees BTDC so really you need a total advance of about 30 degrees if you want to run 34 degrees full advance for example. I think a lot of the Rita boxes made for Nortons have a lot less advance than that, since the full advance timing on the Norton is only about 28 degrees and probably they don't need so little advance for starting either. You have to use the Lucas 6V coils. They are about the only ones that can take the heat from the high current of the Rita. The coils have power almost all the time.Just had a read of my instructions, After reading Nigel about better starting,
And seen that the timing is done at maximum advance !!, I forgot that, Long time since I did it.
Nigel, Does it need more or less advance for starting ?, I would think more ?.
Thought I might have a play !,
My L/ning is not good at warm start, It used to be very good with T.T. Carb's,
It would fire before the kicker was right down !,
But then wetted plugs after about 20 miles, Always thought it was the Petrol ?,
Been running Concentrics for a long time, Mk1, But now Mk2 s.