[AT] Non-Smoking Novo

[Dave Ernst]

On Ek mags, the bottom contact bar that opens when tripped should have a 
definite "snap", or when you take if off take something like a 9/16 or 5/8 
endwrench and place it over the magnet ends. Turn it upside down and see if 
the magnets are strong enough to hold it. If so, the magnets are ok. A 
magnet charger is nothing more that 2 coils wound in opposite directions 
connected by the same wire. One end is grounded, then coiled around a metal 
bar with a flat plate on top say counter clockwise for about 3 or 400 turns 
then is turned clockwise around the other piece the same amount. These coils 
are made stationary on a wood mounting plate about 4" apart. Remember this 
is one continuous wire. Now hook up a battery charger or a battery to each 
end of the wire. Now, with a compass you can determine which is north and 
south. Do the same with the magnet you want to recharge and then place it on 
top of the coils exactly OPPOSITE. ie; north to south. Turn on the charger 
for no more that 10 seconds and tap the magnet with something (brass is what 
I use) that is non-metallic 4 or 5 times. Repeat this procedure 5 or 6 
times. Supposedly by rapping on the magnet while charging realigns the 
molecules. More amps from the charger is better.
Hope this makes sense
Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HaliganBar at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Non-Smoking Novo


> Nice looking engine Dave. I noticed you recharged the magneto magnets..How
> exactly do you know they need to be recharged and how do they do that?
>
> Karl
>
> In a message dated 3/16/05 8:55:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> j.pilbeam at comcast.net writes:
>
>> Finished up the Novo I started earlier this year. When I first cranked it
>> up
>> after purchasing it smoked terribly. After tearing it down, I didn't find
>> anything terribly wrong, so I cleaned it up, gave it a ring and valve job
>> and now it runs fine. I have the RPM down to less than 300, and when I 
>> have
>> run it some to break in the rings a little better I will see how slow I 
>> can
>> make it run. I'm looking for 150 to 200 RPM if that's possible.
>> Pics of the project are at
>> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=3009545&a=31525987&vt=vp
>> I bought a couple of engines at the Turlock swap meet this last weekend, 
>> a
>> Monitor and an Ottawa. Their pics are at the bottom.
>> Dave
>>
>
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