Vincent Magneto Article, might be interesting for someone

Magnetoman

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This page on the BT-H site says it is a Capacitor Discharge Ignition (CDI), not an Eternal Trouble(ET) system.
Fair enough. However, it is "ET-like" in that the low-ish voltage is generated in the simulated KVF housing which is then sent to the remote HT coils. "Low-ish" because if it is a true CD system it sends a few hundred volts, instead of ~ten volts, to the external coils.

But, even though it makes me perhaps the only person on earth who defends it, I love the ET system. A good ET system is as good as a good magneto. But, it's easier for an owner to screw up an ET system (as is also the case for magnetos) than it is to screw up a rotor/stator system, so it does have that weakness.
 

BigEd

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Fair enough. However, it is "ET-like" in that the low-ish voltage is generated in the simulated KVF housing which is then sent to the remote HT coils. "Low-ish" because if it is a true CD system it sends a few hundred volts, instead of ~ten volts, to the external coils. .............
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From memory the voltage supplied to the secondary coils in the new BT-H units is around 400 volts.
 
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