IFLYBVM2

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Hi Guys-
I have a CH Ignition module that came with a Brison 4.2 I acquired 6-7 years ago. The module is 'new' and unused although it has been sitting up for 6-7 years. Haven't started it yet, but was wondering what the shelf life of the coils might be ? Seems like I read someplace where the ignition coil can dry out over the years ? Worried about long term reliability more so than will it run right now, as it's going in a heavy warbird that will not be very fun deadstick. Engine gurus please chime in.
Thanks-Mike O

w8ye

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Modern day Epoxy coils seem to last indefinitely. 20-30 yrs anyway.

The old Varnish based coils from before the 1960's would deteriorate rapidly. If not kept in dry conditions they would be gone in 3 yrs

tkg

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If your CH ignition is in a silver (aluminium) box it should be OK. If its Brown and held together with 2 screws and 2 pop rivets, fer git about it.

IFLYBVM2

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It's the silver box-Thnaks guys-Mike O

RC Extreme power

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I have a couple of the original CH ignitions that are over 10 years old and still going strong with no problems

Milton

gkamysz

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I have one of the riveted brown boxes that's working fine, well last summer anyway. The engine it was on was test ran in 1988.

CK1

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I would take tkg's word on C&H Ignitons as the best info you could possibly get - if you know what I mean.

tkg

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Use it until it quits and the get a new one. The coil will be the part that fails and a new coil, lead , cap and labor would be more than its worth.

Bass1

My old brown case,2 screw pop riveted CHignition is still doin' fine.. Knock on balsa!

tkg

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Its sorta funny the old pop riveted case ignitions that are in constant use do fairly well for longetivy . But the same ignition that is NIB but has been on the shelf for 15 years will have a very failure rate, when somebody finally gets around to using it.