[AT] magneto question

[John Hall]

You can practice playing catch like that Charlie. I did it once with a brand 
new Wico First you get shocked then  you have to catch it if you throw it in 
the air. After that "save" I promptly put the mag back in inventory. From 
then on when taking inventory I just counted parts and let someone else 
worry about "testing".

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] magneto question


> Hi Kyle,
>
> You can test it that way with no problem.  Just be careful where you put 
> your hands.  Last time I worked on one I accidentally put hand on the lug 
> for the kill wire.  Didn't feel to good but I was pretty sure I had the 
> mag working.  LOL.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kyle Sands" <willys_46 at mail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:30 AM
> Subject: [AT] magneto question
>
>
>> Hello folks - I have what may be a pretty basic magneto question.  I've 
>> got a '38 John Deere B with a Wico C mag.  It's a project tractor that I 
>> got running several years ago, but since then, it has been sitting 
>> undisturbed but out in the elements - though I have kept the magneto 
>> covered and protected.  I decided to start doing some more work on the 
>> tractor recently and found that it does not spark anymore.
>>
>> To get it running back then, I had purchased a rebuilt magneto which of 
>> course worked just fine then.  It has less than an hour's worth of 
>> run-time on it, so is essentially still brand new.  I pulled the cap and 
>> everything looks clean as a whistle, no burn marks, no pitting, no 
>> corrosion, nothing that would indicate an obvious problem.  I'm wondering 
>> what sorts of issues can arise from non-use that would cause a brand new 
>> mag to quit working?  (I do know the problem has to be in the mag and not 
>> in the plug wires or plugs because I swapped out those items from my 
>> running Model AW and didn't get any spark either.)
>>
>> Also, to test the mag when it is not installed on the tractor, is it ok 
>> to just ground a wire to the mag body and flip the impulse over by hand? 
>> Or is that not going to work or is it inadvisable?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Kyle Sands <><Alexandria, MN
>>
>>