Virtue of a Mag. is its a self contained unit .
Contact Breaker Assembly . ( heavens , can he tie his shoe laces
)
Back in the annals of time , there was a Evil Wizard , who lived in a Castle . His Name was Joe Lucas .
One evening , while in a unusually foul mood , he decided to invent a new and more brutal method of torture .
This , he decided , should be called the " 4 CA " ignition system . Along with his previous depredations in
the 6 Volt selective control alternator system , this brought strong men to their knees , drove them to the drink
and takeing long solitARY WALKS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE CONTEMPLATEING THE EFFECTS OF THE FUMES FROM BOILED BATTERIES GLOWING RED HOT
and pistons melted and scoured to cylinder bores .
Combined with the effects of conectors and switches suddenly malfunctioning at 30 degree angles of bank at speeds of 90 mph ,
this led to the sport of ' greenlaneing ' where they had punched holes in the hedges and created trails across the countryside .
Youll notice theres fewer of these ' green lanes ' in Cornwall , largely due to the use of rock walls , rather than hedges .
You needed something good and heavy to create a Green Lane , like a Royal Enfield . . . . :?
Ahem .
One must become familiar with the intricacies of the mechanisms requireing adjusting , for the serviceing / maintance of the machine .
The problem being , when theyre Maladjusted , it leads to trouble . If we have troubke weve got trouble . Makeing the best of it , we take the trouble
to see things are Exactly Right ( Correct ) and see they stay that way . Combined with a good wax and polish , that'll get another 5 - 10 mph out of it
Then with an advantage of altitude and the sun behind our backs if we get them by surprise . . . Er . . . Yes . . .
If its not there it doesnt weigh anything and doesnt play up .
Atlases are renouned for handle bar tremmens delerium at 90 mph .
4 CA ignition is dual lobe cam , one contact breaker . Keep walking , dont stop , dont make eye contact . This is terminal & to be avoided at all cost
6CA ignition is single lobe cam , dual contact breaker assembly .This IS actually capeable of being adjusted to the required settings . ( the insurance
companies were starting to be awkward , regarding " FIRE " in the comprehensive policies , and suspicious " THEFT "
might not actually be all it seemed . motivationally .
K2F Mags were sigle contact breaker assembly , dual lobe circumfrential cam .After 12 owners and 2000.000 miles it wasnt unknown for points cam wear to cause timing to be inexact .K2FC competition version has a bit more kick at LOW speed . So It'll start . being a obstreperous tune . Hot .
Pre 57 they screwed the drive shaft out .
SRII was purloined from Tractors . Lucas couldnt make unreliable stuff for Tractors . It would have led to Crop Failure , Famine , Revolution and Bloodshed . And He'd of lost his Castle .These are Single Cam Lobe , Single Point , & rotor ./ distributor . For Multis . Like the Norton ' Twin " .
Joe Hunt , despite haveing the same name , is only distantly related to Joe Lucas . And appears to have inherited little of his Sadistic Attributes .
For Sparking NITROMETHANE , Methanol , or race fuels , these mags were really the trick . Despite some people being misslead by computors , diodes , e proms and led's . Some held true to the faith . So in fact , a real ignition system is still made and available.If theres no Tractor over the Fence .
These space age ' pointless ' solid state ignition systems are not sworn at by all . In fact Jos ( Lucas ) disant descendant RITA became involved .
Some would say shes a bit plain , but theres virtue in simplicity . Fitting here , will only leave you prone to innacuracies through bearing failure of the mount assembly, rupture of the timing chain , or whip . & incorrect matching of the advance unit taper & fit , letting too the Notorious ' Slipped Timeing ' of olde .
All inherant in the std. system .
MANUAL ADVANCE , left one the option to Retard , for start up ,& puttering through villages , Bringing it up , or forward , for comfortable cruiseing and throttle rsponce , economy , or to cause ' pops ' in the muflers to scare pedestrians .FULLY ADVANCING the Ignition allowed roaring Take Offs , and , once you Got Up Sun , and the Nose Down . . .