XYZ IGNITION FAILURES
10-05-2010 | 05:40 PM
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XYZ IGNITION FAILURES
I had a 3 year life from a XYZ ignition on a Ryobi but it finally died after a lot of use.
The new replacement lasted 15 min one flight.
I open it up and the components are different and obviously inferior, they don,t last.
Any one else had problems with the 'new XYZ' ignition.
I was running it on 5v thru a reg so it was not abused.[
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The new replacement lasted 15 min one flight.
I open it up and the components are different and obviously inferior, they don,t last.
Any one else had problems with the 'new XYZ' ignition.
I was running it on 5v thru a reg so it was not abused.[
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10-05-2010 | 06:28 PM
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RE: XYZ IGNITION FAILURES
Hmm, let me think here
Low cost Chinese ignition that fails fast?
Sounds normal to me
Seems that other than the RCExcel units (which is poossibly what the original unit was - and even the RCExcels have their share of failures) the Chiense have yet to come out with a decent ignition unit.
There is a company in Zhejiang (where the majority of the Chinese engines are manufactured - including XYZ) that actually makes a forgery of the RCExcel unit - these have been fitted to a couple of brands of engine and were the subject of a thread not so long ago. Maybe your replacement was one of those.
Do yourself a favor, replace it with a Genuine RCExcel, power that with a 4 cell NiMh or NiCd pack that is charged and in good condition and you will have much better reliability of the unit.
Low cost Chinese ignition that fails fast?
Sounds normal to me
Seems that other than the RCExcel units (which is poossibly what the original unit was - and even the RCExcels have their share of failures) the Chiense have yet to come out with a decent ignition unit.
There is a company in Zhejiang (where the majority of the Chinese engines are manufactured - including XYZ) that actually makes a forgery of the RCExcel unit - these have been fitted to a couple of brands of engine and were the subject of a thread not so long ago. Maybe your replacement was one of those.
Do yourself a favor, replace it with a Genuine RCExcel, power that with a 4 cell NiMh or NiCd pack that is charged and in good condition and you will have much better reliability of the unit.
