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| Splitdorf low voltage generator |
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Mike Rehmus
New member
Username: mrehmus
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 01:17 pm: | 
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Does anyone know anything about this low voltage generator? It is used to power the igniter on the Hicks marine engine. Other than the serial number 6555, I know nothing about it but we want to be able to slide it down to one-quarter scale in the next year or less.
I've been to the Splitdorf user forum recently but it is too early to expect any answers from them.
This is a multi-year project but we have now modeled most of the single-cylinder engine in 3D CAD at full size. We've cast one copy of the cylinder in aluminum at 1/4 size and hope to cast the base before the end of the year.
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Keith Billet
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 268
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 08:38 pm: |
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Mike,
Are you sure its a generator and not a mag? |
Mike Rehmus
Member
Username: mrehmus
Post Number: 9
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 08:49 pm: |
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It just has a low-voltage connection on the other side that should go to the coil and then to the igniter.
But I am not absolutely certain about it. I wasn't aware that they used magnetos with igniters.
Right now the engine is running with a battery, a home-made coil and the igniter.
That can be seen on the image of the side of the engine in the Hicks forum where I'm asking for water pump information. |
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