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12-12-2018, 05:17 PM | #1 |
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Secret of Speed Article about distributor rotors "UPDATE"
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Update: I am told that it appeared in the following SOSS magazine Modification to Distributor Brush issue 2 # 3 page 16 And in Ford Dealer and Service Field magazine in about 1929/30 Robert Roof =============================================== Many years ago when they started the Secret of Speed Magazine in one of the first ones there was an article about adding pieces to the rotor electrode to have a wider area for the spark. Can someone let me know in what number of the magazine this was printed and maybe even could scan the article that would be great. The reason for this is that we have moved and I found a rotor in a box and with a broken off side piece and like to fix it and run it but need to know what was written about it. Thanks Joop Last edited by Joop; 12-13-2018 at 09:23 AM. |
12-13-2018, 09:24 AM | #2 |
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12-13-2018, 12:25 PM | #3 |
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Re: Secret of Speed Article about distributor rotors "UPDATE"
I don't have an answer for you but your picture got me wondering why they would do this. In order to increase the range of advance? Or increase total advance?
I have a clear cap on my distributor so I can see where the spark arcs and I can't see an advantage of this mod. Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 12-13-2018 at 09:09 PM. |
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Re: Secret of Speed Article about distributor rotors "UPDATE"
Can't seem to be able to post photo of article but it states to solder 3/16 piece of metal to each side of rotor.
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12-13-2018, 05:14 PM | #5 | |
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I also note that whoever modified that rotor doesn't know how to solder!
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12-13-2018, 05:56 PM | #6 |
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It says Robert Roof found that the spark was jumping entirely from one side of the distributor bush, thus stretching out the spark and causing a weaker spark. This was after a certain modified A failed to develop expected speed. |
12-13-2018, 07:34 PM | #7 |
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Re: Secret of Speed Article about distributor rotors "UPDATE"
Though I've got several rotors , I wouldn't waste my time .
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As for the soldering job... I can understand why that parts are no longer attached. Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 12-13-2018 at 09:12 PM. |
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12-14-2018, 01:28 AM | #9 | |
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In the past I've diagnosed many a miss due to a fouled plug by holding the plug wire 1/2" or so away from each plug. When you do this to the plug that's fouled it will often start firing and RPM will go up. Holding the wire away from the plug makes the coil put out higher voltage which may force the plug to fire. |
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12-14-2018, 06:38 AM | #10 |
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Re: Secret of Speed Article about distributor rotors "UPDATE"
So 40, based on what you are saying the higher the compression the engine the wider the tab on the rotor should be.
Am I correct? I am just trying to come up with and answer as to how/why SOSS came up with there theory. |
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I think they got it wrong. Why would you do this. Closing the rotor gap is easy with out soldering. There are two ways to do this. Since you are merely moving the metal a few thousandiths, just hold the brass on the edge of a plate and tap it lightly. Or straighten out the bend in the brass a little. It doesn't take much. Be careful not to loosen the rivets. Or I suppose you just tin the brass piece. This would add a few thousandeths to the length and close the gap a little and that's all we're talking about. But how does this help? With a High Compression head, the range of advance has been shortened, so again, How does this help?
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12-14-2018, 09:30 AM | #12 |
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I don't think this is as question of closing the rotor gap but is a way to change the dwell. If at high speed, the time it takes for the coil field to collapse may be longer than the time that the rotor is opposite the contact to the plug wire. For example, suppose that the rotor contact was ground down to near a point , it would fly by the distributor contacts so fast that the coil field would not have time to collapse when running at high speed. If my reasoning is correct then the wider rotor contact gives the needed time to allow the coil field to fully collapse when running at a high RPM. Jack
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12-14-2018, 10:03 AM | #13 |
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This is the article I was looking for.
Thanks Ken (62Pan) for sending it. .. |
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No, higher compression requires higher voltage to jump the plug gap so coil output is automatically higher. Rotor gap is irrelevant. No voltage is lost when the spark jumps the rotor gap.
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Could be that the rotor contact material has poor soldering characteristics, or a larger soldering iron wattage/tip was needed. Additionally you would have to watch the amount of heat applied - could start damaging the rotor Bakelite/plastic, might also loosen the rivet holding the contact rivet. |
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12-14-2018, 04:24 PM | #18 | |
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There has been plenty of discussion here on the importance of setting that gap so it is uniform on all contacts. Why bother if it makes no difference to the voltage at the plugs? Likewise the plug gap.
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12-14-2018, 04:49 PM | #19 |
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I thought one of the reasons all rotor gaps to each other should match and all Plug gaps should match each other is for best idling. If not consistent between cylinders, the amount of time for spark to occur when referenced to the points opening would vary causing even idlibng to suffer.
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12-14-2018, 05:07 PM | #20 |
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I don't know who Delux 40 is but I would listen to him (her?).
He (her) is correct. Why most people's identities hidden in this site/thing?? You want HP and stability? There are better ways to spend your time than playing with your rotor. Joop asked me about this. . .guess I wasn't clear enough. Was in the throughs of publishing deadlines for "Secrets" . . . 29 years and still going!! Send your questions into Secrets Magazine and let a few thousand more people from around the world take a crack at the answer. Four-Titude to you and yours. |
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