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Craig CT · 03-08-2013, 10:53 AM

I recently posted questions about Vertex mags. and rotorwrench mentioned Fairbanks Morse mags.. I did a web search on them and couldn't find any made for a V8. So does anyone have info on Fairbanks Morse mags.? Thanks, Craig.

Gary in La. · 03-08-2013, 11:42 AM

Usually found on old stationary gas engines.

rotorwrench · 03-08-2013, 04:03 PM

Edison Splitdorf, Case, and Fairbanks Morse were companies that all got bought out by larger concerns. Case was purchased by Slick which was purchased by Unison which was purchased by Champion Aerospace an so on. I'm not certain where Faibanks Morse ended up but Teledyne Contenintal Motors (TCM formerly Bendix Ignition Systems) makes 8-cylinder mags to fit the Lycoming IO-720 and Slick may have too. The Vertex gained popularity due to its vertical design that worked well for auto racing applications and adaptations. I've even seen two 4-cylinder mags set up to run an 8-cylinder engine by the way they were timed. It took a dual drive set up to to it. Bendix Scintilla made magnetos for the R4360 aircraft radial engine and it had 28-cylinders.

hardtimes · 03-08-2013, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench

Edison Splitdorf, Case, and Fairbanks Morse were companies that all got bought out by larger concerns. Case was purchased by Slick which was purchased by Unison which was purchased by Champion Aerospace an so on. I'm not certain where Faibanks Morse ended up but Teledyne Contenintal Motors (TCM formerly Bendix Ignition Systems) makes 8-cylinder mags to fit the Lycoming IO-720 and Slick may have too. The Vertex gained popularity due to its vertical design that worked well for auto racing applications and adaptations. I've even seen two 4-cylinder mags set up to run an 8-cylinder engine by the way they were timed. It took a dual drive set up to to it. Bendix Scintilla made magnetos for the R4360 aircraft radial engine and it had 28-cylinders.

Nice rundown, thanks!

03-08-2013, 10:53 AM	#1
Craig CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sherman, CT Posts: 330	Another magneto question I recently posted questions about Vertex mags. and rotorwrench mentioned Fairbanks Morse mags.. I did a web search on them and couldn't find any made for a V8. So does anyone have info on Fairbanks Morse mags.? Thanks, Craig. __________________ " When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned " Mark Twain. Last edited by Craig CT; 03-08-2013 at 01:50 PM.

03-08-2013, 11:42 AM	#2
Gary in La. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 866	Re: Another magneto questiopn Usually found on old stationary gas engines.

03-08-2013, 04:03 PM	#3
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,422	Re: Another magneto question Edison Splitdorf, Case, and Fairbanks Morse were companies that all got bought out by larger concerns. Case was purchased by Slick which was purchased by Unison which was purchased by Champion Aerospace an so on. I'm not certain where Faibanks Morse ended up but Teledyne Contenintal Motors (TCM formerly Bendix Ignition Systems) makes 8-cylinder mags to fit the Lycoming IO-720 and Slick may have too. The Vertex gained popularity due to its vertical design that worked well for auto racing applications and adaptations. I've even seen two 4-cylinder mags set up to run an 8-cylinder engine by the way they were timed. It took a dual drive set up to to it. Bendix Scintilla made magnetos for the R4360 aircraft radial engine and it had 28-cylinders.