Turner Timer

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Brancaccio - Calgary Alberta on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:13 pm:

Has anyone seen one of these? It is on a friends 1913 Touring, that his grandfather restored from 1961-65 from a pile of parts.

I think we are going to clean up the wiring and continue to use it unless someone gives me a reason not to use it. The inside comes out after you remove the screw you can see on the outside center of the timer.






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth H. Spratlin on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:18 pm:

Looks really cool. What does the other half look like, err, I guess I'm asking what touches the contacts that you show in the pics? Is it a roller? Some sort of spring-loaded flapper?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:31 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:42 pm:

The adv shows button like contacts, but design must have changed, the contacts in a Turner are more like a NewDay.

Would suspect you could fit a NewDay brush rotor and make it work.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:46 pm:

The adv also says it will stop the fouling of the front two plugs. Just exactly how?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steven Thum on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 04:18 pm:

Nice to look at but I would not run it. Just like the repro New Day time you can see on the leading edge of the contacts were the spark has been jumping through the plastic and has created carbon trails. I just bought a car that had a repro New Day on it and it ran ruff and overheated quickly. Put an Anderson on it and it runs correctly and does not overheat. I know others that will say the New Day is a good timer but that has not been my experience.

Just my 2 cents

Steven


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. J. "Art" Bell on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 04:33 pm:

Here are Earl Turners patents for a timer, brush and disc.

Earl W. Turner
Kokomo, Indiana
Timer Mechanism
Patent number: 1417361
Filing date: Oct 30, 1919
Issue date: May 23, 1922
http://tinyurl.com/77332ay

Earl W. Turner
Kokomo, Indiana
Timer Brush
Patent number: 1468180
Filing date: May 16, 1921
Issue date: Sep 18, 1923
http://tinyurl.com/7ke6gmc

Earl W. Turner
Kokomo, Indiana
Timer Disk
Patent number: 1522346
Filing date: Mar 10, 1924
Issue date: Jan 6, 1925
http://tinyurl.com/8xwdo7d

Regards
Art


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Michael Mullis on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 05:13 pm:

Clean it with a degreaser and dry it. Then use some Brasso ($4)and a soft cloth to clean the contact area (just as if you were trying to polish something) wipe out the haze that is left behind and the case is good to go. I would clean the face of the wiper in the same manner. If the wiper is too worn you can get a new one (actually made for New Day timers)through the parts suppliers(Langs part# 3221BR $14). If using a new wiper I would replace it's spring with a little stronger one (about $1). (DO NOT LUBRICATE IT) Lets see...the total comes to $19. If you don't want to go that route, Spend $60 or so on a new Anderson Timer (which can be a little difficult to set up)

Your Turner timer is similar to the New Day timers. I have had the best luck so far with New Day timers. You will need to clean it ever 1000 miles or so (no big deal). I bought a new Anderson timer to replace my New Day when it fails but it hasn't bit the dust yet

Someone made some reproduction New Day timers a couple of years ago but they do not hold up very long at all. The older ones though, are really good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 10:10 pm:

That is one of the best timers ever made for T's. I have a couple NOS ones that I'm saving for projects and have run several old ones over the years. The brush is similar but not quite the same as a New Day.

Some of them were designed so you could flip the center disk over when it wore and have a new surface on the other side.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 10:11 pm:

I should have said that the "2 in 1" model as shown in Dan's ad has the disk that can be flipped over, the Junior does not.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 10:08 am:

Here's a link to the Turner timer and a link to the boxed brush I posted under the ACCESSORY OF THE DAY threads.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/177557.html

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/177523.html


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