[SEL] WOW-magneto charger

[Dave Rotigel]

All this raises an old question--one I have asked myself for years. It  
boils down to this, "How much better a job does a large (ie 450 lbs.)  
magnet charger do than a smaller one--say 100 lbs?" What happens when  
the charger weight is dropped to, say, 15 lbs? I have charged magnets  
for antique engines with a 15# charger built by some guy (from FL:)  
who sells/sold them and also with my ~100# charger. Both have worked  
well and have fired an engine just fine after charging the magnets. I  
am a real fan of "bigger is better" (as many of you who have seen my  
KING DICK can attest.) However the "law of diminishing returns" has to  
take affect somewhere in the charging of magnets!
	Dave

On Apr 1, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Harry wrote:

> I got my Weidenhoff years back at the Zolfo Springs show.
> I'm not sure if it's as heavy as this one, but I never regretted that
> purchase.
> Apparently Weidenhoff developed through several models.
>
> http://www.old-engine.com/magsum.htm
>
> -- Harry
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Huge-450-Pound-Magneto-Charger-Weidenhoff_W0QQitemZ230602256317QQcategoryZ63945QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m137