You can't just buy and fit a condenser. It's a job for a magneto expert. It will require a rewind of the armature and well worth the money spent......Probably around £200. Ron
The condensers only cost a pound or three. But the armature winding has to be cut off to fit one. It's the cost of the rewind and general overhaul of the rest of the magneto that costs the money. But the magneto is the absolute heart of your bike. I never restore a bike without sending the mag to my guy for overhaul. Ron
Anyone who rebuilds a magneto without fitting a new condensor is not a 'specialist', not in magnetos anyway.
It's a bit like rebuilding an engine and putting the old oil back in...
Unless it a original Mica one ! I had my 32 Enfield sloper magneto armature rewound and told the guy if the original Mica condensor didnt leak and checked out ok to leave it in place, glad to say it was good after 85 years and still is good and bike runs and starts perfectly.The mag on the Enfield was still sealed with the Lucas lead seal which I managed to prise out of screw head and refit once I had rebuilt magneto...Dave
