[SEL] Magneto Repair

Sat Apr 29 10:51:59 PDT 2006

Jeff- if you want to clean up the metal get a Dremel tool with the buffing attachments and a jar of
Mothers metal polish. Do not take the mag apart if you don't know what you are doing. I started to 
"repair" a Webster Tripolar with disastrous results. Later- Rich 

-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Home <cwja at telus.net>
To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:33:02 -0600
Subject: [SEL] Magneto Repair

I have just bought a Sumter 12 Magneto for my siezed headless Fairbanks-Morse. The purchase was sort of a hair shirt issue to goad me into doing the engine after procrastinating for about three years. I would like to clean up the magneto but I am somewhat leary about getting things apart on it. I have heard over the years that one should not take a mag apart because of some unknown disaster that could occur. So what can happen and why? If I put a keeper bar on the horseshoe magnets would not the magnetism be retained with no need to recharge the magnets. I would like to buff up the metal surfaces and clean up all and sundry. Any ideas or advice for me please.  
BTY please remember I am the Canadian Jeff , the good guy 

-- Jeff Allen Home 
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 

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