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AC or DC - ignition system

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AC or DC - ignition system

Postby Wombat67 » Sun Jun 28, 2026 10:49 am

Hi, my scoot has developed a nasty habit of losing power at (relatively) high revs/speed. Having checked petrol flow/cleaned carb etc (and this site) I've deduced that I have a stator issue rather than a carb one. All well and good, however when I went on to the Scootronics site to buy a new stator I'm faced with the choice of AC or DC... and for the life of me I havent a clue.
It's a standard 1969/70 DL200 (no battery) which had an upgrade from points in the early 1990s. I am presuming it's Vespa based as the regulator and (blue) ignition units look the same as a PX.
Looking in various manuals a standard DL appears to be DC, but a quick look in my Haynes PX manual says the PX is AC. My gut instinct is it's AC but really not sure.
Thanks
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Re: AC or DC - ignition system

Postby nickw » Sun Jun 28, 2026 12:40 pm

Hiya, you are right it should be AC as it has no battery. I think majority of manuals from the UK will presume it is a GP which invariably had batteries to comply with the law at the time (at least that is what my memory tells me, so could no doubt be wrong lol)
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Re: AC or DC - ignition system

Postby Wombat67 » Mon Jun 29, 2026 4:21 pm

Cheers - hopefully that will solve it!
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