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    tpenfield posted the thread Converting Phase-Maker Ignition to Magneto (Phelon) in Mercury & Mariner Outboards.
    The Backstory I had a 1969 Mercury 7.5 HP motor (S/N 263XXX) for quite some time and did some restoration and upgrades to it. Most...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    OK - after beach beers and some dinner, I finished off the conversion of the phase maker to magneto ignition. Here are a few photos . ...
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    tpenfield reacted to jimmbo's post in the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!! with Like Like.
    The 69 Graphics on the Cowl look much better than the 72...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    The Admiral wants to go to the beach (avec moi) for a few cocktails this afternoon. So, I spent a little bit of time digging into the...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    @Scott Danforth Thank you for the link . . . I'm getting to the point of 'had enough fun' with this motor. Something is very...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    I know . . . exactly. I may try a capacitor, if I can find one with a high enough voltage rating; else it is back to the magneto...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Yes, I'm thinking that the charge from the stator coils is dissipating too quickly, particularly when I tested it with no coils...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Well it is a no-go . . . after all the testing and tweaking, it still does not want to fire a plug. The plug tester lights up and I am...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Quick Update . . . Rainy day, so I decided to do some more testing on the 1972 Mercury. I Took the spark coils off and pull-tested the...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Thanks @nola mike The schematic looks something like this, The maker points ground the 'spark' coils, the 'generator' coils provide...
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    tpenfield reacted to nola mike's post in the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!! with Like Like.
    That's your issue. Are you talking pick up coils or ignition coils? Either way they can ohm out fine and still be bad. Idk what the wave...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    Although, looking at potential replacement parts, starting to feel like . . .
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    My next step may be to check the ignition coils to see if they are shorted or something . . .
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    I went back through all of the tests specified in the CDI literature. Here is my test results . . . See the values written in . . . ...
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    tpenfield replied to the thread I Got Me a Mercury !!!.
    I have an oscilloscope, which should do the trick to read peak voltage.
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