pkhammer Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 A elderly friend of mine has this early machine and I'd like to try to identify exactly what it is and how it was used. He said he thought is was used to test model T Ford coils/magnetos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Dr Frankenstein’s lab is missing one of its key pieces of equipment! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 The bolt on each side of my friends neck should've been a dead giveaway! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustycrusty Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Umm, look behind the good doctor.... nice seasonal post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 And my wife thinks I'm talking about cars when I say I have body parts stashed in the garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 I'm really surprised that nobody seems to know what this devise was used for. Looks like you guys are stumped for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Does the round thing with all the pointy pieces rotate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 I think so. This at a friend's house so I'll need to check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagefinds Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 There are twelve points pointing at twelve tabs,I wonder if it might be for testing twelve cylinder Liberty aircraft ignition system parts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hmmmmm.....now there's a thought! I have scoured the web trying to identify this thing but that might give me a new avenue to explore. -thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Clearly is a very rare and desirable early tester ................ What people in the know call a gosonta................. It gosonta the shelf shelf in the shop and when you have visitors everyone says .....wow, that’s cool....what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 The manufacturer's tag on the Gosonta reads Northeast Electric if that means anything to anyone. Yes, the round thing with the pointers does rotate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimKB1MCV Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Well, it bears a certain resemblance to a commercial rotary gap spark radio transmitter, if so it would be used along with several other esoteric pieces of equipment, including batteries and glass cased condensers. If thats what it is it is a serious piece of gear. Think of mad scientist moving picture depictions. Heres a link to some of the tech involved and a pic of a (somewhat) similar rotary thingama- bub. Scroll down about half way. http://www.arrl.org/files/file/History/History of QST Volume 1 - Technology/Kennedy N4GG.pdf Just tossing it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Obviously Packard used Northeast ignition systems.........so it seems logical that’s its test equipment for one of their products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I believe that Durant bought Northeast Electric and incorporated into GM at some point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 I agree that the 12 points on the wheel may indicate a 12 cylinder engine so Packard could make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 10 hours ago, pkhammer said: I agree that the 12 points on the wheel may indicate a 12 cylinder engine so Packard could make sense. The test panel looks early.....and Packard had a V-12 in 1915......makes sense its for an early Packard system if they used Northeast back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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