Thats ok I did some rewiring
and now I have a similar gremlin,
I think I have a diode out in a relay
not sure, hope to get it ironed out soon
I should have left well enough alone, but
I had time to screw myself over, so I took
advantage of it
Joe
Jim Dincau wrote:
>HI all,
> I put the magneto in the roadster today. All went fine till I tried to
>set the timing. Hooked up the buzzer and the darn thing buzzes continuously
>even when the points are obviously open. What now! says me. I spent about an
>hour and a half checking the points, the wires, the disconnect plug, looked
>for loose chips among the components, I even took out the condenser to see
>if it was shorted.
> Wait a minute isn't this deja vu all over again. I seem to remember
>having been here once before. My high dollar, double throw down Don Zig buzz
>box is actually an electronic device that is designed not to burn up the
>generator by putting any appreciable voltage through it. It don't work right
>if the 9 volt battery is low. I put a new battery in the timing buzzer and
>voila everything works just fine.
> This is a humbling sport.
>Jim in Palmdale
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