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To upgrade the output on a 6V stator to 12V, you get a conversion where the two lighting coils are changed. However, on some 6V stators I found that the ignition coil is linked to one of the lighting coils. I normally cut the connection and short the ignition coil and everything works fine.

Why is the ignition coil linked to the lighting coil on the old 6V stators? Do I now get a weaker spark now that the connection has been cut?
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Re: 6V to 12V
danie wrote:
To upgrade the output on a 6V stator to 12V, you get a conversion where the two lighting coils are changed. However, on some 6V stators I found that the ignition coil is linked to one of the lighting coils. I normally cut the connection and short the ignition coil and everything works fine.

Why is the ignition coil linked to the lighting coil on the old 6V stators? Do I now get a weaker spark now that the connection has been cut?
in theory? Yes.
in practice? No.
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Thanks Rob, saves me a lot of work.

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