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Peter
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« on: July 20, 2012, 22:11:55 pm »

Hello,
can somebody tell me how to open up a magneto?
it's difficult Smiley
i want to try and lock it myself..
i know the weights are in the base, so is it enough to remove the bottom (part that goes into the dizzy drive shaft)
or do you have to dissassemble completely?
they sell a locking plate for vertex mags, can i use it you think?
thanks, Peter
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2012, 22:45:39 pm »

The bottom is separate from the main body, so you can simply remove the base OK. Scintilla = Vertex... Wink
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Peter
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2012, 10:11:19 am »

thanks Keith!!
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2012, 07:48:17 am »

It helps to have the special nut driver to work on a Scintilla but you can make one by filing the end of a piece of thin-wall tubing. You can use that same tool for installing/removing your dash escutcheons if you're careful.

And in case you need lock-out plates, here goes.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Vertex-Fixed-Plate-Assembly,29675.html
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Peter
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2012, 22:46:21 pm »

ordered today Wink the manual as well
thanks again!
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 20:53:05 pm »

The bottom is separate from the main body, so you can simply remove the base OK. Scintilla = Vertex... Wink

While we're on the subject, is Scintilla the make and Vertex the "model"? I always thought so, but maybe someone knows for sure?
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