Jay- Can you identify this accessory?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 08:31 pm:

I found this at an antique in northern Maine today. Can't findvsny info. Anybody know about it?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 08:54 pm:

It's a push button


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:01 pm:

The world hates a......


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:07 pm:

Thanks Hal ! I can see its a push button attached to a condensor and some box. Guess I am just wondering if anyone has ever seen one before


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Donnie Brown on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:11 pm:

Hal Its OK You were just being a smart a.. not a a...... so we forgive you. Just thought about it. Now I may be a smart a.. Oh well The item looks like some kind of spark intensifier but not sure how it works I love all the things they came up with in the old days ...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chuck Hoffman - Gold Country of Calif. on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:20 pm:

You were supposed to believe that as you turn the knob, you get more spark to the plugs thereby increasing performance and fuel economy. Kind of like pressing the nitrous button on your 1200 h.p. street machine.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ed in California on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:21 pm:

It is a starter bypass, to send direct current to the starter without bleeding volts off to other parts of the car. Ive seen them on cars before, It is a 1950-1960s item.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chuck Hoffman - Gold Country of Calif. on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:22 pm:

Oh dang, this is the one with a button for momentary boost when starting your junker that has no compression....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:24 pm:

I think it is a starter button you can attach temporarily under the hood for checking compression or starting the car while you are working under the hood. This was used for cars later than a Model T.

Norm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:35 pm:

It says its a spark intensifier. Just never seen or heard of one. Came with instructions and two six volt batteries.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:37 pm:

Rob, I'll go with what Ed is saying.

Hal, I grew up in the NYC metro area and the saying goes, everybody likes a little A.., but nobody likes a smart a..


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 09:56 pm:

The instructions read that it sends current to the distributor. Neat toy. Snake oil type stuff but for five bucks I couldn't turn it down


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By marvin turner on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 10:58 pm:

I think it would be used on a 6 volt car to put 12 volts to the coil for a hotter spark for cold weather starting.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James Baker on Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 09:07 pm:

My 72 beetle has this set up in it


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