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Re: Distributor Felt

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net, Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: Distributor Felt
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 15:54:13 +0000
Trevor Boicey wrote:
>  
>   Does anyone know what the felt is for? It doesn't seem to
> do anything.
> 

It acts as a lubricant reservoir for the heel of the points.  As used on 
stationery steam engines at the time of the Industrial Revolution.  If 
it was good enough for them ...

PaulH.



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