Re: Magnatune electronic breaker points replacement?
I tried Atom electronic breakers back in the 70s or 80s. They looked identical, I'm betting they're renamed. They worked, but took a lot of cranking to get the motor started. I put them on a 1960 40Hp Johnson. It started okay with a good battery, but rewind starting was about out of the question. I had to give it everything I had to get it to spark. I put points back on. I bet I still have those out in the garage. I tried one on a chainsaw. Good spark. But then, you can yank some good RPMs on a chainsaw. But wrong timing. Kicked back like an SOB and wouldn't start. I put the points back in that, too.
<br />I guess we both ran into the same fundamental problems...<br /><br />EDIT: March/04: I'm updating this for anyone who's searching around. I found from some other sources that Magnatune doesn't work at idle speeds in old OMCs. Seems you don't want this at all in a Johnny/Rude.
