jeffkersey
Well Known Member
At my condition inspection in Feb., I decided to pull one of my impulse coupled magnetos and try a P-mag on the right. I had heard starting would be easier.
There was more room to make easier swap out on the right. Starting has not been any easier. I did not build the airplane. I am ignorant to a lot of this stuff. I am not sure if both mags were ever firing in the start position on the key switch, maybe just the left? My question. Is it ok to fire both sides during start? I would think that is the reason the builder put impulse coupling Slick Mags on both sides. Looking at some wiring diagrams online it looks like maybe there could be a jumper wire that might be causing the right mag to not send spark? If so, and that is how mine is wired, could I just clip that jumper and fire both sides and be ok?
There was more room to make easier swap out on the right. Starting has not been any easier. I did not build the airplane. I am ignorant to a lot of this stuff. I am not sure if both mags were ever firing in the start position on the key switch, maybe just the left? My question. Is it ok to fire both sides during start? I would think that is the reason the builder put impulse coupling Slick Mags on both sides. Looking at some wiring diagrams online it looks like maybe there could be a jumper wire that might be causing the right mag to not send spark? If so, and that is how mine is wired, could I just clip that jumper and fire both sides and be ok?