Hi Sam,
I went through this same situation with my plane a while back.
I replaced the Slick mag, a non-rebuildable model, with the SDS system, and did
so for the same reasons, i.e. new tech, similar price point. I had a lot of
difficulty getting the wiring done correctly to allow me to perform a "mag
check" to confirm the remaining mag and the EI. Many thanks to Jeff Scott for
figuring out my wiring issues...
It cost me a considerable amount of down time, but the system seems to work
well. I haven't put very much time on it due to other life issues.
Were I to do it again, I would have spent a little more money and put in an
e-mag. Much simpler upgrade, and not electrically dependent, and I would have
been back in the air much sooner.
My .00002 cents!
-Troy
On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 9:53:15 AM CDT, Samuel Spanovich via KRnet
<[email protected]> wrote:
Recently while flying last Sunday my Bendix D3000 right magneto decided to
quit working on me. I haven’t pulled the unit yet however after checking with
several different magneto service stations, I’m looking at around $900 at a
minimum to get it back up and running, not including the shipping to the
servicer back.
This got me thinking if it would be worth it to upgrade to a dual electronic
ignition system and just remove the magneto completely. I received a quote from
SDS (Simple Digital Systems), and for a dual unit with spark plug wires it is
just under $900, which is almost the same as I’d pay for ignition, and it would
be a brand new, latest technology system. The only downside I could see is that
my plane could no longer run without battery power.
Another (more expensive) option I’ve considered would be to buy a single
magneto (slick 4220 for example), and a single SDS electronic ignition, giving
more redundancy. However the single ignition system from SDS is still $750 and
I’d have to buy a whole new magneto for at least $800, so it seems worth it to
me to just buy the dual ignition SDS system.
What are your guys thoughts on this? Any input would be appreciated.
Sorry if I made grammar mistakes, but I had 5 minutes to type this before work!
V/R
Sam Spanovich
N6399U
74S, Anacortes WA
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