1964 VXL-10S; no spark

F_R

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A bit of useless trivia. Old timer mechanics probably remember being taught the importance of the polarity of the spark and how to check the polarity with a pencil. Well the V-4 OMC mag produces two positive sparks and two negative sparks. Motor runs anyway.
 

Smiles79

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Ah yes, magnetic flux and all the things I hated about physics 2. Thanks for the description!
 

Smiles79

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Well I'm running again. When I replaced the points, condenser and rotor, one of those fixed it but I didn't know it because I didn't polish off the coating on the points contacts.
 
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