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Old 06-26-2013, 12:35 PM
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Default Wire retention screws on top...

I am referring to the six wire retention screws that clamp down on the individual wires, not the two screws that safety the connector block to the housing... On top of the connector in the image.
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Old 06-26-2013, 12:38 PM
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Right, but that's it, right?
Two screws that hold the plug in the socket and 6 screws that clamp the wires in the wire sockets on the plug.
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Old 06-26-2013, 01:24 PM
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Those will be the first thing we check.

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Old 06-26-2013, 02:12 PM
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Right, but that's it, right?
There is a small adel clamp that anchors the wires to take the stress off of the connector. It is attached with one of the coil pack retention screws. Also, I don't know if it is good or bad but I used ferrules on the wires going into the connector. I haven't had any problems. Remember, my advice is worth what you paid for it.
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Old 06-26-2013, 02:23 PM
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Also, I don't know if it is good or bad but I used ferrules on the wires going into the connector. I haven't had any problems. Remember, my advice is worth what you paid for it.
Same here..
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Old 06-26-2013, 05:22 PM
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Yep, I crimped on some small diameter brass tube (ferrule) as well. Did not like the suggestions to solder or simply smash the wire ends under the terminal screws.
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Old 06-26-2013, 09:11 PM
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The wires were clamped to one of the bolts to the mag to take the tension/vibrations off the connector. But what's a ferrule?
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Old 06-27-2013, 06:48 AM
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Steve,
Did you ever solve this issue? Was it the timing? Was it a problem with the p-mags?

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I forget how the builder of Steve's plane wired his P-mag ignition switch (I lived in Huntersville at the time Randy built it.) but cannot recall if he put in dual toggle switches or not. (I think he did.)

Prior to firmware version 40, there was a bug that would allow the P-mags to reset the timing, if the plane was started on one P-mag while the other was powered up but grounded.

With toggle switches, this can happen fairly easily. Version 40 fixed this and moved the timing for starting to four degrees past TDC rather than at TDC.
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