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I was taking apart a couple of weed-eater motors the other day, looking for possible ignition parts for the Webster Gas Engine that I plan on building. One of these "Cheap" engines had an ignition system that did not have any points controlling the spark. I guess it just uses the relationship between the coil and magnets and the crankshaft to generate the spark at the right time. This gave me an idea, I could mount some magnets on the Webster flywheel in the same position as the weed-eater flywheel, And make it so the flywheel can be rotated and "locked at any position in it's 360 degree travel. I figure than it would be up to trial and error to find the best setting for the spark timing.
If this arrangement would work, it would make the ignition system very simple. No need for points, condenser or a battery.
What do you guy's think?
IronHorse
If this arrangement would work, it would make the ignition system very simple. No need for points, condenser or a battery.
What do you guy's think?
IronHorse