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'81 GS550T ignition replica for a few euro !

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Coming from your neck of the woods, I'll assume it won't be until this weekend or next week before I see anything.
 
Nothing yet. I would not expect it here before next week.
Will let you know when it arrives.
 
Mine came today!

Looks nice. Any suggestions for drilling the holes? or is it just straight forward?
 
Mine came today!

Looks nice. Any suggestions for drilling the holes? or is it just straight forward?

Duck into an electronics store (Radio Shack for you guys maybe?) and they should have drill bits perfectly suited to drilling PCB's.

Use a hand drill and you should be laughing...
 
Mine came today!

Looks nice. Any suggestions for drilling the holes? or is it just straight forward?

straight forward with 1mm drilling.

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Arrived this morning. Thanks a million!:)
It is professionally done and really a good gift from your side!
 
I only today saw this thread for the first time. Excellent. Any chance you would make up another run of these circuit boards?
 
I only today saw this thread for the first time. Excellent. Any chance you would make up another run of these circuit boards?

no but if you want desperate one PCB then i will search for another one...
send me with PM your address
 
happy D.I Y Igniter guys !

Kokar, just some feedback. I have installed the parts and wires, just need to fit some standoffs for the heatsink, as I am "folding" it back under the PCB making it thicker, but resulting in a smaller footprint.
I have not tested it yet.
Thanks again!
 
Kokar, just some feedback. I have installed the parts and wires, just need to fit some standoffs for the heatsink, as I am "folding" it back under the PCB making it thicker, but resulting in a smaller footprint.
I have not tested it yet.
Thanks again!

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Sorry forgot the unwritten rules :cry:

Here it is. The idea is to fit the heat-sink parrallel with the board on the solder side, with some standoffs or an insulator strip. This will keep the size down. Once tested I will add some silicone to the high components.
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Sorry forgot the unwritten rules :cry:

Here it is. The idea is to fit the heat-sink parrallel with the board on the solder side, with some standoffs or an insulator strip. This will keep the size down. Once tested I will add some silicone to the high components.
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Your circuit work is nice and neat there Andre, my hands shake too much doing fiddly stuff to get things that neat... wish I had your steady hands!
 
@Matchless
i think that the capacitor ( the blue ) is not for 400v
after the final test, don't forget the risin......
 
Your circuit work is nice and neat there Andre, my hands shake too much doing fiddly stuff to get things that neat... wish I had your steady hands!

Pete,
The trick is to keep the left and right hand shakes synchronised and heavily rely on the following, these fit over my glasses! ;)
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@Matchless
i think that the capacitor ( the blue ) is not for 400v
after the final test, don't forget the risin......

Kokar,
I hope they are as that it says so on the marking. They also looked physically a bit small to me.
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