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Old 11th January 2004 | 18:42
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Kingy
 
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Hi Rob,

The Slick 4371 is a 20degree lag L/H rotation magneto, so yes it is an impulse mag. If fitted with two its probably best to hand swing the aircraft with both 'on'. The idea behind grounding the non-impulse is the reduce the chance of the engine kicking back from the non-retarded R/H mag.

The 0320 is usually fitted with the 4373/4370 combo, the 4373 being a 25degree impulse.

Having said that, a double impulse setup would always be better for hand swinging

Kingy (a bit of a Slick mag geek, having just bought a load at vast expence...!)
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