Lee Schaumberg
Well-Known Member
Hello
Many pilots are putting on some thing differant than the original magneto that the engine came with. While this is good they use spark plug wires that are not as good as the standard wires. The standard wires are fine for about 2000 hours. Then they should be thrown away. I know this means big money. The spiral wrapped wires for electronic mags are better but still suffer from short life , less than 1000 hours. No ignition system (when new) will give you more power or better fuel economy! The good RFI (radio frequency interference) resistant wires have been around for a long time. They have a stranded metal core (yes a stranded core) insulated with silicon and then wrapped with a small diameter wire lenght wise. Then the whole mess is covered with more silicon. RFI or EMI is eliminated and the wires last a long time and are resistant to heat.
Many pilots are putting on some thing differant than the original magneto that the engine came with. While this is good they use spark plug wires that are not as good as the standard wires. The standard wires are fine for about 2000 hours. Then they should be thrown away. I know this means big money. The spiral wrapped wires for electronic mags are better but still suffer from short life , less than 1000 hours. No ignition system (when new) will give you more power or better fuel economy! The good RFI (radio frequency interference) resistant wires have been around for a long time. They have a stranded metal core (yes a stranded core) insulated with silicon and then wrapped with a small diameter wire lenght wise. Then the whole mess is covered with more silicon. RFI or EMI is eliminated and the wires last a long time and are resistant to heat.
