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1924 Ad-Wico Electric Co., Type OC Magneto |
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The Oil Weekly. V35, 03 Oct, 1924, pg. 11 |
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7/26/2020 1:53:56 PM |
The Type OC magneto being sold by the Wico Electric Company uses a reciprocating armature that completely closes the magnetic circuit when the magnetism is thrown into the coils. This allows the magnetos to work under the conditions of greatest efficiency, and consequently they do not require to be charged to such a high degree that they are constantly weakening. Magnets that work under a low magnetic strain are truly permanent, not relatively so. Every part of the Type OC magneto that for any purpose whatever needs to be removed or adjusted, can be withdrawn from the machine without diminishing the strength of the magnets.
The OC type of construction permits the use of a unique breaker point action that does not require close adjustment in the first place, nor any adjustment at all thereafter. The contacts run clean, bright, and square. They do not "pit" or "build up."
Coils of the Type OC magneto arc stationary, and there are no moving wires or sliding contacts. The coils are wound, insulated, and finished as separate parts before any assembly operation is required. This means that no limitation is placed on methods of preparation, on the means or character of impregnation, on baking temperatures, or on the methods of test. This freedom has been used to the fullest extent. The coils are heavily insulated with the most approved materials, they are impregnated, and then finished with three coats of varnish which makes them moisture proof.
These coils are the result of many months of experiment and development and are unusual in their ability to withstand the stresses which they will receive in service, according to the manufacturers.
No safety gap is required and none is used. This means that the full potential of the magneto is always available to overcome the severest conditions that will be met.
The use of a reciprocating armature made the bearings and lubrication problem a very simple one. Bearing wear has been reduced to a negligible quantity, and its influence upon the action of the armature is entirely done away with. Regular engine oil is used for lubrication.
Further information is available from the Wico Electric Company, Springfield, Massachusetts. |
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1924 Wico Electric Co., Type OC Magneto
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