05-13-2012, 11:20 PM
Guess we're going to learn about old school magnetos. Don't think there is any air gap to set on these. Steve I have the same tiller with the external points on a Kohler engine, great for getting wet if its rained on.
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This thing is like nothing I've ever seen. The points rotate and the cam is stationary. No way your going to fire a coil off them. Then there's the distributor cap for lack of a beter word. A solid bakelite disk with a copper bar rotates to make contact to the wires, but the feed is off a lower carbon brush that contacts a revolving slip ring under the cap. Not sure how you'd connect to that either. Looks like this one is going to be a case of restore the original engineering.
I'm hoping the main problem is the week horse shoe magnet that surrounds the mag. Found plans for a magnetizer, but looks like a lot of work and copper wire for a one of fix. Mind thats never stopped me before, oh my god, maybe I'm getting older and more sensible. No must be just lazy.
Greg
This thing is like nothing I've ever seen. The points rotate and the cam is stationary. No way your going to fire a coil off them. Then there's the distributor cap for lack of a beter word. A solid bakelite disk with a copper bar rotates to make contact to the wires, but the feed is off a lower carbon brush that contacts a revolving slip ring under the cap. Not sure how you'd connect to that either. Looks like this one is going to be a case of restore the original engineering.
I'm hoping the main problem is the week horse shoe magnet that surrounds the mag. Found plans for a magnetizer, but looks like a lot of work and copper wire for a one of fix. Mind thats never stopped me before, oh my god, maybe I'm getting older and more sensible. No must be just lazy.
Greg
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Greg
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