I've been going over my lists of projects, and came across one I've had on the table for... I think about two years now.
I'd been told the "armatures"- the center poppet portion- of the Ion solenoid eventually wears out. The seals go bad, and SO/GOG is of course no longer manufacturing replacements. I had an MCB'er send me a complete solenoid, and I have a functional-last-I-checked Ion, so I think I can dupe the part fairly easily.
I'm wondering, before I do, if anyone else had started making them, and/or is it even worth trying to re-make? I know SP used to brag they'd made something like a quarter million of them, but it's also been a while, and I can see a bunch being tossed or parted out (or mech'ed) if parts can't be easily had.
Anybody have the straight poop?
Doc.
I'd been told the "armatures"- the center poppet portion- of the Ion solenoid eventually wears out. The seals go bad, and SO/GOG is of course no longer manufacturing replacements. I had an MCB'er send me a complete solenoid, and I have a functional-last-I-checked Ion, so I think I can dupe the part fairly easily.
I'm wondering, before I do, if anyone else had started making them, and/or is it even worth trying to re-make? I know SP used to brag they'd made something like a quarter million of them, but it's also been a while, and I can see a bunch being tossed or parted out (or mech'ed) if parts can't be easily had.
Anybody have the straight poop?
Doc.
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