Bloo Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 What magneto is this? Any ideas? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagefinds Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 With a belt pulley it would be hard to time it consistantly with a sparkplug to fire at the right time. It looks more like a dynamo that puts out constant power that may have had an interrupter or timer between it and a sparkplug. I'm guessing it's off a fairly large one-lung engine from the early 1900's,not a vehicle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pre10 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Not a magneto, it's a generator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gillingham Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 It's a KW, which they called a low tension magneto and only had the one winding on the armature. The point were external to the magneto and were usually an igniter mounted in the cylinder head. These points were timed to the engine, this created the current for the spark. Personally, I'd still call it a magneto. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 That looks like a match. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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