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.