[SEL] irony, the Ruston PB3 and a Lucas RS-1 magneto

[Paul Pavlinovich]

I was wandering through a junk store this morning, you know the kind - 
they hang a sign out the front with the word "Antiques" on it. I had 
been told that in one of the display cases was a Lucas RS-1 magneto. I 
needed one for the PB3 I recovered out of the creek. I could not find it 
anywhere. I eventually asked the guy up front and he said he knew where 
it was, but that he'd sold it. Then he mentioned that he thought there 
was another one. We eventually found it amongst a box of old fishing 
reels. He only wanted $70 which is a good enough price for it (although 
I could probably get one on a a common engine for $100 - in fact I gave 
away a Ronnie N type not so long ago to a fellow club member with a hot 
mag on it).

I got it home and was immediately dismayed that it was not hot... should 
have tested it in the store. Then I pulled the covers off - the points 
were filthy, absolutely coated in grease. I hosed out the area with 
carby cleaner and left it to dry. The capacitor was not screwed in, so I 
tightened it up and put a nut on the connector. One spin and it zapped 
me. Happy :).

It did not come off a PB3, but it is not a drama - some filing on a nut 
that fits the shaft to match the driver of the end of the shaft on the 
PB3 and all will be fine.

Paul

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pjp at steamengine.com.au
Emerald, Victoria, Australia
www.steamengine.com.au


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