[SEL] Wico magneto

[fero_ah at city-net.com]

Hi Elden,

And with just a tiny bit of re-wiring it would be JUST the thing for those
annoying door-to-door Bible thumpers!!  Talk about your basic "joy buzzer."  
8-))

See ya,  Arnie

Quoting Elden DuRand <edurand at mchsi.com>:

> Doesn't EVERYONE have an Eisemann coil tester???
> 
> What I'd do would be to make my own tester.  A 6 Volt battery, a doorbell
> button and an auto condenser should do.
> 
> - Hook the negative battery lead to one of the coil primary leads.
> - Hook the positive battery lead to one of the terminals of the doorbell
> button -and- one lead of the condenser.
> - Hook the other doorbell button terminal to the other lead of the condenser
> -and- the other coil primary lead.
> - Rig a piece of wire (or whatever) from the high-tension terminal of the
> coil and route it so it is spaced about an eighth of an inch from the
> negative battery lead. 
> 
> Everything set?  Now, tap the doorbell button.  You should get a nice strong
> spark at the gap. 
> 
> You could also test the Wico condenser with this rig by substituting the Wico
> condenser for the auto condenser and checking for spark.