6wheeler 634 #1 Posted February 24, 2024 Hi all. Fiddling with this Electro 12 I picked up. I was going to clean and set the points. Someone forgot to put some on it. It has this odd looking thing that the plug wire comes out of. Is this some sort of electronic ignition? It has spark and does run. But, I think the spark looks weak. Can I do something for this? Or , can it be converted to points and a coil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,590 #2 Posted February 24, 2024 Yes they can be converted. Read this: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,400 #3 Posted February 24, 2024 Another thread on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,959 #4 Posted February 24, 2024 If it works why mess with it. I have a few and they all work just fine. Check the air gap on the trigger and check the coil resistance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6wheeler 634 #5 Posted February 24, 2024 2 hours ago, pfrederi said: If it works why mess with it. I have a few and they all work just fine. Check the air gap on the trigger and check the coil resistance. I really don't want to change it. It does run. I am going to take the cover off and clean everything up in there. What should the gap be? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,959 #6 Posted February 24, 2024 .005 to .010 closer is better for cold starting. If your system works and you still decide to change you are sitting on some good money 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris-laf 3 #7 Posted February 28, 2024 On 2/24/2024 at 2:13 PM, pfrederi said: If it works why mess with it. I have a few and they all work just fine. Check the air gap on the trigger and check the coil resistance. I'm not getting a reading on the coil but I've managed to get another putting it on now in hopes of spark 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
