[AT] CAT magneto

[toma at risingnet.net]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, John Hall wrote:

> Thanks Gene. I'll leave the ball in the court of the fellow with the mag as
> to whether he wants to pursue a new rotor (I recommended it while he could
> still find one). Just by looking at his rotor I couldn't find anything
> non-symmetrical about it. I can't see why the rotation would make a
> difference. That makes me believe it may not be an Eisemann. Either that or
> Cat used a bunch of different mags like some manufacturers did using
> carburetors!

Cat used Eisemann mags on all the old gas tractors and graders as well as 
the pony motors. In the '50's they used Wico mags on the pony motors.

I have seen many other brands on all of these machines that were added as 
later replacements. They all use standard mounts and can be replaced by 
other brands. It seems ike the purists insist on using Eisemann mags for 
correct restorations.

There are companies that repair and restore Eisemann mags. They may be 
listed on the Cat boards.

Tom