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Mark Osterman
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What the heck is this?
Am disassembling a hand crank coil tester and found this in a stamped brass box screwed to the base. Any ideas?
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Re: What the heck is this?
I'd be inclined to maybe call it a resistor ??
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Re: What the heck is this?
Bay Bridge Sue got mine a month or so back, and asked the same question. Should be easy to find that thread, Mark.
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Re: What the heck is this?
It’s a choke coil to put load on the magneto.
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Re: What the heck is this?
That is an Inductor.
As Dan said, it is used to simulate the load of an ignition coil when the car magneto is connected to the HCCT for testing.
As Dan said, it is used to simulate the load of an ignition coil when the car magneto is connected to the HCCT for testing.
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Mark Osterman
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Re: What the heck is this?
Hey Dan, Thanks! That’s right on the money. Very interesting. Looks like I wouldn't need to reinstall this if I don’t plan on using this machine to actually test the magneto in the car. I sent a message to Ron asking about this the same tome I posted it here. Should get a confirmation soon enough.
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Re: What the heck is this?
ALso, that's the second one I've seen of that style in that condition.
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Mark Osterman
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Re: What the heck is this?
Is it in good condition or bad condition? LOL .. I wouldn’t know. Seems to be surrounded by a shield made of stiff wires. Do I need to reinstall?
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Re: What the heck is this?
The inductor is only in play if you want to test the output of a car magneto.
It is not used for the normal testing of ignition coils.
It is not used for the normal testing of ignition coils.
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