[Farmall] Oliver Cletrac HG Question

[James & Linda Whittington]

Mags.and distributors ,both always work better if the polarty is right 
as by the manufacture or system.The old engineers were very good and the 
manufacture,always honored them.The system,through the coil,to the dist 
or mag,back to the coil,then to the plug,always lets the spark go 
through the "plug"(very important),then jump to the tang. We never paid 
much attention,as people of old,farmers and fixit around home,but as 
from the factory,it was that way!! I;m not trying to confuse anyone,but 
polarty,and spark travel,is important.I'm not trying to toot,my own 
horn,but out of the old school,and doing it right,and finding out the 
problem other than,changing parts out,done me good all my life.Shop 
foreman,many years for International Dealer,Master Mechanic for 5th 
largest Construction Company in US,and building drag engines,for drag 
strips(this is where you learn to "get it right").Most of the old Motors 
manuels,for cars and trucks,used to give all the understanding on the 
polarty of the neg.and positive system..The mags,were just about a no 
lose way,but some as myself,converted the mags.,to distributors,by 
mounting a coil outside,and hooking up hot wires,it had to be done 
right.In the 60's-early 70's,since the parts were hard to find for 
some,NO-computors etc,these things had to be done,to get a saw mill,or 
tractor on the road.But,back to the subject,spark travel is 
important.Not,trying to confuse or cause trouble.JIMW

soffiler at myeastern.com wrote:

>OK, Jim.  What does that mean?  The explanation I provided
>is in error, or, the magnetos of the time had more energy
>than the battery ignitions and thus cared less about
>polarity?
>
>Steve O.
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>From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
>To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"
><farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Oliver Cletrac HG Question
>Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:18:10 -0500
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>>The rotating magnet magnetos (like the H-4 and J-4 for
>>example) alternate  polarity of the spark with each
>>firing.  Two plugs always get a positive  spark while the
>>other 2 always get a negative.
>>
>>Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: <soffiler at myeastern.com>
>>To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"
>><farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com> Sent: Friday, June 17,
>>2005 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [Farmall] Oliver Cletrac HG
>>Question
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>>>(2)  You find "distributorless" ignitions on
>>>modern automobiles that often use one coil to fire two
>>>plugs simulaneously.  One of the sparks will be
>>>"backward" which goes against the principles described
>>>above.  However it works fine simply because modern
>>>ignition systems have vastly more power than the systems
>>>      
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>>used on old tractors.) >
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>>
>>>Steve O.
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