Bob Moore

Looks good. Thanks. I have sourced a similar 12v 3 amp, I'll see how I get on with the wiring. I have just 10 minutes ago found what looks like an ignition switch on one side and what may be a charge point for the original 12 v battery?

Hi Kiwi K Thanks for getting back (and you're right my first post was in fact two posts!) Thanks for info about Lipo, I had seen the post about short bursts with the starter, and yes, saving a kilo or more is good news, that was part of my motivation. My old gel battery is 1.5 kgs. I'm a light weight chap! And I already have a lipo charger which of course is necessary. Re the parts Dan Burton, lives in Topsham,, near Exeter, not all that far from me in fact. UK agent for fresh breeze. his e mail dan (at) freshbreezeuk (dot) com he's on his hols in France skiiing at the moment but should be back at the weekend. If you Google him you'll see his phone number too, but I won't post it here for obvious reasons! Not sure about the cost yet. He's getting me an ht lead, plug and plug cap, coil and carb refurb kit. But I got the motor for free and it seems it may have never even been flown. I'm thinking of replacing all the fuel pipe work too as I had also read that air in system was a killer. Which of course it would be as the small carb pump is having to pump the fuel up from the tank lower down. Trouble is it's plastic pipe and it is very rigid now. Don't know if that's age or should be like that? 500 hours paragliding but zero with a motor so next step will be some tuition with Graham Phipps (Phippsy) Cloud Nine in Cornwall! Web address is here which shows parts. He says readily available. http://www.fresh-breeze.de/en/spare-parts/solo.html Thanks for the offer of mailing a copy of a manual, it would be very useful. bobtheflyer (at) gmail (dot) com Does that have a wiring diagram in it? Should be quite simple I guess. It's a magneto ignition so grounding the coil should shut the spark and stop the engine. I can't imagine it charges as there's no dynamo/alternator? I don't know though. Apparently this is very simple popular motor that's used in a lot of applications so spares should be around for a while (so Dan told me anyway, I hope so.) Actually , while I'm here there's another small mystery you may be able to answer? On the right hand side of the motor not all that far from the carb and pull start there is a small tube that leads down a few cms to a small rubber cap It may be redundant? Or it may have been connected to something. Looks like it might have been a suction pipe to prime something? Any ideas please! pics here https://goo.gl/photos/ykHqjxhHiTdEQLpa9 https://goo.gl/photos/BnAXcVcCnC4TJwm79 Maybe bump into you on a flying site sometime. I might go to parafest this year, either with motor or just pg. cheers

Hi there, first post. Been paragliding 15 years , 500 hours, but now going over to the dark side (or the light side!) I've been given a Solo 210, good nick generally, possibly never flown and maybe not even run in despite being 10 or 15 years old. It needs a coil , HT lead, plug and a few bits but I have that sorted. What I haven't been able to find is a user manual, maintenance manual, wiring diagram etc. I have spent hours on Google without success, I thought finding a manual would be the easy bit! Does anyone know a source please or have a pdf they could share? Also, it needs a battery. The original 12v 3amp hasn't been used for ever and will not take a charge. I have 3.3 amp 4s lipos kicking around as I fly models and having read that it's possible to convert figured I'd save a little weight and go that route. Has anyone knowledge or experience of this please? I'd imagine it's just a question of changing the terminals? But as I don't have a manual I don't even know if the solo 210 electric start actually charges it's 12v battery when running as this would cause issues if connected to a lipo which needs a special charger. Any advice welcome, thanks.

First post here. Interested in converting to Liion as I've just been given a Solo 210 that hasn't been used for years and it has a dead battery (12v 3 amp gel) and needs a coil and a couple o bits which I have ordered. I fly paragliders, 500 hours but also fly RC models so already have 4 s 3.3 amp lions kicking about. Does anyone have info please about 'converting' to liion please. Is it just a question of changing connectors? I've seen a few posts saying the starter is designed for more that 12v starting.