ORIGINAL: medic976
Doing my first conversion, Homey 25 from a weed wacker, and in my enthusiasm to shed excess weight, I cut off half the bracket that holds the magneto in place. I was (subsequently) informed that this would seriously compromise the strength of the bracket, cracking etc, etc, and the mag would soon contact the magnets leading to engine failure. !!!! Is there a way to fix this ? I have since cut a piece of I guess .040 or so aluminum sheet to match the remaining portion of the bracket. Would it be possible to weld this sheet to the backside of the remaining bracket to restore some of the stength nedd in that area, or should I just scrap it, and look for another donor? Thanks.
In the past I have made reinforcing brackets and bolted them on. Welding would be problematic and likely expensive.
If the coil vibrates it may short the windings. The internal windings are small.
A picture of what you are up against would be helpful.
Bill