CB77 Points arcing

[jambretta]

I have a 1968 cb77 with stock points, but swapped out the rectifier for the Radio Shack solid state conversion (mentioned many times in this forum.)

The bike runs great, but there is a lot of arcing from the points to the mounting screw of the points plate at 12 o'clock.

Any clear idea on what is causing this? Do I need to be concerned? Is it the condenser going? Again, the bike starts and runs fine, but maybe it would run even better if I took care of this?

Video in the dark to show the sparks.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=F346DB15 ... 07&o=OneUp

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuY9Vz8V20bzipw3XEdEDMbCQuhunw


Does "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" apply here?

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I have a 1968 cb77 with stock points, but swapped out the rectifier for the Radio Shack solid state conversion (mentioned many times in this forum.)

The bike runs great, but there is a lot of arcing from the points to the mounting screw of the points plate at 12 o'clock.

Any clear idea on what is causing this? Do I need to be concerned? Is it the condenser going? Again, the bike starts and runs fine, but maybe it would run even better if I took care of this?

Video in the dark to show the sparks.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=F346DB15 ... 07&o=OneUp

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuY9Vz8V20bzipw3XEdEDMbCQuhunw


Does "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" apply here?