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Not too crazy over the construction technique.
Check for loose connections.
Make sure the distributer cap is gone.
I'm also going to point you here:
https://www.electro-tech-online.com...gneto-internal-schematic.144306/#post-1216390 for a better construction technique.
I'd probably go with an entirely different design that what you have done.
Some ideas are to use pigtails of wire for the transistor with heat shrink on the ends. For now, you could put a pigtail on the resistor as well. It would be better than you have now.
Get the proper connector for the small pin. There is a thickness and a width.
I need to look for a better transistor for you.
This
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/BD13510STU/BD13510STU-ND/975638 might be better and suitable for DeBe's construction technique.
Find a way to mount the transistor close to the distributer.
The HEI module will have to be heatsinked. That means a light amount of heatsink grease and attached to a big piece of metal or a real heatsink.
I also want to take you here:
**broken link removed** for the time being. I had an original XR700 on two vehicles.