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Craig Lewis

01-02-2012 09:35 PM

Mystery coil?

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While checking some parts today with the J.Std revisions ....I found this slant-poil coil.

Shape & dimensions appear to be your classic Model A coil, except the manufacture's mark MC isn't listed in my book. Does anyone recognize that logo?

Craig Lewis

01-03-2012 12:14 AM

Re: Mystery coil?

Wow, Magnito Corp. Who'd a thunk it.
...thanks Vince.

I suppose judging this coil (restored) on a fine point car, would carry an almost certain loss of points
...anybody?

Steve Plucker

01-03-2012 12:53 AM

Re: Mystery coil?

Is it workable Craig?

Great find. Maybe used in Canada???

Pluck

Craig Lewis

01-03-2012 01:14 AM

Re: Mystery coil?

Untested. I do both US and Canadian swap meets & haven't the foggiest idea where I picked it up.
Say...who's got a fast easy way to bench test this thing?

Tom Wesenberg

01-03-2012 01:41 AM

Re: Mystery coil?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig Lewis (Post 336252)

Untested. I do both US and Canadian swap meets & haven't the foggiest idea where I picked it up.
Say...who's got a fast easy way to bench test this thing?

Chances are that it works. So far of all the coils I've picked up and tested the only one that didn't work was the one with a large bullet hole through the middle of it, and even that one worked for a few seconds when I first checked it.

Connect a condenser across the two primary terminals. Then connect a battery across the two primary teminals. Hold the coil wire 1/4" from either primary terminal while you touch one of the battery wires on and off the primary terminal. You should get a hot blue spark each time you take the battery wire off the terminal.

Marco Tahtaras

01-03-2012 01:44 AM

Re: Mystery coil?

Note that the twin lines on the left side of the circle is open at the bottom forming (loosely) an "A" and the right side closed forming a "B" making it American Bosch Magneto Corp. That is normal. There should be a two digit date code on the bracket (likely containing an "8"). Please let me know what it is.

Thanks...

Ron in Quincy

01-03-2012 02:59 AM

Re: Mystery coil?

Marco,

My Bosch, slant pole, coil is stamped "8", with a space, then "9" .

Ron

Craig Lewis

01-03-2012 07:26 PM

Re: Mystery coil?

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I tested the Magneto Corp coil (as per Tom's instructions) and it makes a good spark. In fact it's the best of 6 coils tested.

Unfortunately there's no date codes.
WRONG
I just found the code! Hopefully the photos shows it.

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