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barryhancock

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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:58 pm Post subject: Ignition Harness Kit

Gang,



Easier starts, no plug fouling, less expensive plugs, and better combustion...in a box.  

We now have ignition harness kits available.  These kits are complete with everything you need for installation except the elbow grease.

Kit is all prefabricated and ready to install when you receive it.    Turn around time 5 days.  

These kits use the highest quality racing ignition wires, iridium plugs, and machined bracket with numbered holes for the wires going into the magneto housing.  All wires are cut to length, literally no assembly of the harness required outside of pushing the boots on the plugs.  

This set up already has over 200 hours of trouble free light time.

Price: $775 with mag cap exchange, $875 outright.

Please contact me off list for photos and details.

Happy Flying,

 Barry



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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:12 am Post subject: Ignition Harness Kit

Barry, I am just curious here.  Why would you recommend the use of

Iridium plugs on an M-14 engine design?  These are a rather expensive

plug design that have the main advantage of low erosion wear.. Thus they

last for a long time.  However, on radial engines, the lower plugs

usually get soaked in oil before every start.  My feeling is that

Iridium plugs were not really meant for that application.  Honestly, I

don't know of ANY spark plug that was designed for that application

(Laugh!!)  But, we deal with the belching and missing on start as part

of the normal routine.  In my case, every year I pull the plugs and

check them... And then throw them right into the trash can regardless of

condition.  Why?  Because about $35 or $40 buys me a brand new set that

I screw right in and I'm good to go with a brand new clean set of plugs,

properly gapped and ... Away ya go!   I would hesitate to throw away

Iridium plugs!  How would you go about comparing standard NGK plugs to

Iridium's for example?  



No question that the high quality racing wires and automotive plugs

start easy (assuming you gap them correctly!) are less expensive and the

engine runs better.    



What size wire do you use and how do you connect it into the mag assy?

I guess I better ask for this off line.  Must be pretty impressive at

that price!  



Mark

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Dale

Joined: 30 May 2007
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Ignition Harness Kit

I always use Iridium plugs,  less chance of fouling due to the smaller area to get shit stuck in and NGK states it in their information, also they cost me $4.50 each on ebay from a marine racing supplier.  I built up my harness using 7mm carbon/glass core stainless wound racing wires. About $150.00 BUT a lot of work getting the old harness off and the new one on. Not just a afternoon job.

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barryhancock

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Ignition Harness Kit

All,



To answer the questions about the kit....



We use 8.5mm wire that has 40-50 ohms resistance on a 12" wire, which is the lowest resistance of any helically wound wire.  It also has extremely effective EMI choke.  We have not found a wire better than this for this application.  Other set ups that we are familiar with have caused ignition problems.



As previously mentioned, the iridium plugs are actually cheap.  The ones we use have the correct reach for optimal combustion.  



The kits include wires precut to length (~70' total) with the wires installed into the mag caps on one end and boots on the other end, machined wire bracket to neatly close off magneto and keep moisture/oil out, clamps for mounting, a full set of spark plugs, and installation instructions.  It is designed to be "plug and play," pardon the pun.



Hope this helps...



Happy Flying!



Barry

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:11 pm Post subject: Ignition Harness Kit

G'Day Barry,



We have installed a icom radio in our 18T.

No inteference from ignition or any other electral source.

Does your conversion present any inteference problems?



Thanks and cheers,

Chris.



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