1911 Matchless cyclecar resurrection!

[Seadog]

What does rotate, then? Something has to.

 

[colnerov]

Methinks it could be seized.

 

[Matchless]

What does rotate, then? Something has to.

Took me a week of looking at it to work it out, these bits are from the fossilised magneto, apart from the end bits,

 

[tom2207]

probably ash or elm for the wheel ,,,

 

[Seadog]

It's a pretty standard configuration.
The rotor should rotate.
@zeppelin builder builder probably has a spare under his bench

 

[Matchless]

View attachment 524254View attachment 524255 Took me a week of looking at it to work it out, these bits are from the fossilised magneto, apart from the end bits,

The upper part in the pictures rotates around the stationary armature.

 

[Seadog]

Ah. The slip ring fits on the rotating magnet I suppose?

 

[Matchless]

Ah. The slip ring fits on the rotating magnet I suppose?

Yes, that picture was taken for a different reason, and No because that is not a rotating magnet, it is a rotating magnetic field chopper, the magnets are horse shoe type.

 

[Seadog]

Very interesting.

 

[zeppelin builder]

it also gives a consistent spark on 2 cyl v set up
sleeve inductor its called
the slip rings are well made and universal in 3 parts and are screwed on
iv had lots of broken ones as people assume they just pull off

i did a 180 degree bosch
for an early moto reve 50 degree v twin it had an eccentric gear train that
enabled the 180 output to be in position correctly

some of the veteran stuff is not built to a price but more like a gun
as enfield said

watford did similar with a sleeve rotating around a bit over the armature it did similar to keep best sparks over the timing range