@@805ROADKING I believe so as well. There may be some attendees that are unaware that a magneto coil can be restored to operation when no replacement can be sourced.
Friction Tape... I remember my dad showing me that friction tape, when pulled off the spool in the dark you can see light emitted at the point where the tape is pulled away from the spool. Is that where the name came from "friction tape"?
As a kid my Grandfather has rolls of that friction tape in the basement and I remember thinking it was "the worst electrical tape ever" LOL I still have some!
Hey Bill, That was interesting, even mentioned bat handles and pine tar in the tape!! Sometimes YT will send a link comment to my SPAM but I didn't see yours!! Thanks for trying to send it!!☺
many years ago I worked at a place in Canada called magneto sales ,I wound hundreds of mags of all types for all sorts of engines and charging coils ,If we had to do them by hand like that we all would have gone permanently cross eyed ,but that is an excellent way to do small batches for a hobby or special and rare mags, way to costly for most mags and charging coils.One of the biggest mistakes that is made ,is winding in the direction .Good job, thanks for the video.
Looks like the work on that old coil is winding down ☺ Jersey gloves,,, that was a good one. All the stuff you guys have, a shore, cows, and now gloves,,,, geez.
@@805ROADKING Thanks for that, just looked and find my memory has let me down, I have watched and previously liked it. So thanks again, time to refresh my memory 🍻
Reminds me of when I was a kid (I'm 75) and I would wrap copper wire around a cardboard toilet paper roll to make a tuner for a crystal radio. No batteries etc. it worked without power of any kind I'm aware of, just magic! I have been very lucky, I have worked on small engines most of my life. I still own a 1949 Cushman Highlander motor scooter I bought when I was 14 and have kept it running all these years. Now I only ride it to antique car and bike shows.
I love it. Thanks for sharing this. I cannot wait to see you finish this. But I do get it. But I have a question is it the same principle as on a maytag 92 coil. It could be done the same way. I was just wondering I'm thinking that it is.
I been hoping you would do a nice demo since you built the winding apparatus so thanks for this, it's nice to watch in a short video, but I can only begin to imagine how tedious a job doing the secondary is, long, boring and requires full concentration. As Mike rightly says, however, it's one of those jobs that need to be done if you want to preserve and enjoy period engines.
I really like the fact that you are doing this yourself. Not many people would try that. I used many rolls of friction tape back in the 60s and 70s when I was with the telephone company. It is good stuff.
Only slightly more exciting than watching paint dry, yet I watched the whole thing, can't help but wonder how many feet of wire is there and ofcourse what the resistance is, nice job and have a happy independence day
