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Wanting us to make something not yet offered?
Here are some commercial and technical aspects and questions to be answered first:

Commercial
We can do a lot, but we can not square the circle and whatever we can do will carry a price tag. We try to keep prices low, but we can not work for nothing. We are not a charity or club, but a business which has to pay wages, rent, energy, internet, taxes etc.

The effort of creating new systems is quite substantial, reaserch, drawings, mechanical work, internal and customer documentation, all this needs effort and time from us.

The price for something new (that is something not offered yet by us on a regular basis) will be based on what we charge for systems similar in material and mechanical effort. 

But as long as we do not know whether we can sell the developed system again, we will levy an additional fee of 70 euros, which you can get back against information gleaned from installation, which is: 

  • confirmation that material was fitted and engine runs to satisfaction
  • exact type of motorcyle (legible photo of the manufacturers name plate or transcript of all text there showing type, year of make and frame number)
  • copy of road papers showing type and vehicle number
  • engine number
  • photo of engine, dynamo/magneto side with stock system  
  • photo of engine, dynamo/magneto side without any system 
  • photo of engine, dynamo/magneto side with new system (best one with view at stator and one with rotor on)
  • description of changes made to the prototype in case it did not fit right away or confirmation that no changes had been needed
  • For more detail see  knowledgbase here

It is always good, sometimes imperative that we get from you temporarilly the stock material to take dimensions. You get the material back unaltered or we may make you an offer to buy it

How long will it take till you get your new system?
Though in mechanically difficult cases this may depend a little on materials available, it should normally take about 2 weeks only, but could be more if we need to do more research first or need to procure special materials.

What about warranty and the right to return (distance sale)?
Your statuary rights are not effected. The matter will be treated as if you order something from our existing range. An exeption only are advance boxes programmed with curves made up by you. Those carry warranty (for behaving as described) but you do not have a right of return under the distance sales act as they are specially made on your intructions and can not be used elsewhere. (more info here)
  

Technical

To avoid unnessecary questions, not relative to your requirement, we offer here different forms for data input asking only questions relative to the specific make.

Clicking on the pictures will enlarge them. Clicking on the headlines will lead you to specific forms asking you for more detail.

flywheel magneto 
(external rotor)

dynamo unit

external
magdyno

identifiable by a magnetic drum, that turns outside around the coils

identifiable by the existance of carbons

identifiable as it is a separate device mounted externally at (or on) the engine

flywheel magneto
(internal rotor)

Occasionally the ignition parts are mounted at other places (e.g. cylinder head).

There might be 2 devices - one for ignition and the other for power generation.

identifiable at a magnetic drum, that turns inside the coils

 
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