[SEL] Economy Buzzrig Birthday Present

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi John,
         The generator (and I am pretty sure that that is what it is) 
simply supplies a constant source of 6v--just as the old 6v battery 
(actually 3 2v wet cells) would. The problem was that spinning the 
flywheels would not turn them fast enough to "generate" the 6v necessary to 
produce a spark--thus a battery was needed for starting the engine. On the 
photos that Steve sent to Luke there would be no way to "time" the "thing" 
if it was, indeed, a magneto. Once the engine was running "up to speed" 6v 
would be generated and the battery could be turned off (notice the 2 way 
switch in the photos) and it's energy saved for starting the engine when 
needed.
         Dave
PS, keep in mind that charging a battery in the 20's likely meant hitching 
up the horses and going into town--then repeating the procedure the next 
day to pick up the charged battery!

At 12:09 PM 11/22/2004, you wrote:
>Hi Dave,
>    I'm glad you posted this, as I not sure I understand the difference 
> between a mag & a generator. Does the generator provide the same umph 
> (technical term), as a mag so the ignitor will spark? Or is a mag also a 
> generator but not in the same terms as the generator you're referring to?
>Thanks,
>John
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net>
>>         What you have pictured looks more like a generator than a 
>> magneto to me. Looks like the engine starts on a battery and then is 
>> changed over to the (whatever it is) for running. Am I correct on that?
>
>
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