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Re: Dizzy wear

To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: Dizzy wear
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:50:27 -0400
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
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All you need is a Jacobs ladder on top. That's the two wires with the 
arc that climbs up to the top. Just like in the old Frankenstien 
movies., then your La-BOHR-atory would be complete.

Dave


Glen Byrns wrote:

> Now that the distributor machine is working, I put on my old 23D that had a
> worn bushing and used it to check out the machine.
> 
> Right away you can see the effect a worn bushing has on the firing pattern
> of the dizzy.  The wobble of the shaft within the worn bushing caused a
> variation of up to 2deg. around the correct firing point.
> You can also check that the advance mechanism is working smoothly by
> watching the advance increase with RPM.  The 23D maxed out its advance at
> 10deg, which would be 20 crank degrees.  I'm guessing that one of the
> springs is too strong and one weight is not able to move and contribute its
> share of total advance.
> 
> A 23D dizzy should give a total of 30crank degrees of advance correct? That
> would be 15 degrees of dizzy advance?
> 
> This thing is bunches of fun, vacuum tubes glowing away in its guts, parts
> spinning, strobe tubes flashing, knobs to turn, big degree wheel to play
> with.  (insert Tim Taylor grunting)
> 
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)

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