disassemble a cdi, magneto, coil

machiasmort

machiasmort

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Anybody ever done it?

I'm working on a Toro Lawn Mower that has a 2strk Sushi motor and the magneto's are very pricey.

I'm looking at the mag and back at my dremel and my dremel to my propane torch!

It's got the same sort of seal that our CDI's have on HT's, that sort of glue, wax or epoxy that's melted in there to keep guy's like us from monkey'in w/stuff!

Sort of like grease on the bird feeder pole, only not as fun!

SUGGESTIONS?
 
Come on now guy's, 7 views and no thoughts on which way to go?

Do I heat or cut???

It can't get no more broke than it already is!
 
ok ill bite...
I would cut....carefully That stuf could turn to goo when ou heat it and it would be like trying to get sauce off of spaghetti if this goes wrong
 
Norm did it a few years ago on the other site. Mostly he melted the potting away.
 
Thanks Pablo!

Havn't had a chance yet, been looking for ways to bench test it first. The ignition is $150 new and you can't find a used one!

Shouldn't I get continuity between one of the coil pick-ups and spark plug wire? I have none from either side of the coil! But have continuity between both pick-ups, its very odd because I don't know whats in there?
 
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It depends on how the high tension (voltage) part of the coil is grounded.
Most, but not all will have a separate ground, independent of the pick up inputs.
How many input connections does it have?
 
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