How to remove the capacitor from Lucas N1 Magneto aka "Condensectomy"
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2015
- Full article at qmentis.com/vintage-motorcycle...
Walk through of removing and replacing the capacitor in a vintage motorcycle (AJS 16 /18 or Matchless G3) lucas single magneto. Suits Lucas N1,K1F,K2F, KVF and others. Refitted with an 'EasyCap' capacitor. The mag was fitted to a 1949/1950 AJS 350 16MS which had a very weak yellow spark to no spark.
Before doing this, read the full article.
After examining closely the drawings associated with the Lucas N1 Magneto "Condensectomy" the only thing different after all that effort was that the earth had been disconnected. I removed the earth screw then used a Dremel with a cut-off disc and removed the earth tab, ground down carefully between the brass end piece and the capacitor to remove the remnants of the earth tab, and the brass "button" on the side of the capacitor and made sure that there was no connection between the capacitor and brass end piece and that was it. PS place a piece of masking tape on the bobbin to protect from accidental damage while grinding. The cut-off disc will be on slight angle but it is very easy to do with care. Blow the bobbin with compressed air to remove any dust etc.
Very interesting, mine will be arriving shortly and it`s a big question mark at the moment. When using any kind of a puller it usually helps if having tightened it to a fair degree you then tap the end of the mandrel with a hammer. This should move the bearing along a parallel shaft a bit or in the case of a taper jump the item off said taper.
Think I will have a go at my one !
i had my magneto rebuilt with an easy cap fitted and my A10 starts first kick reccomend
Do u have pdf of wrkshop instructions of lucas motorcycle magnetos??
So the video is the opposite of what the title says. You dont show how to remove the capacitor.
So why take the bearing from hell & the slip ring off then off then......have I missed something.... thanks great vid
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