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Fergus Kyle
Joined: 03 Jun 2007
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Location: Burlington ON Canada
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 Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: solenoids relays contactors & Aunt Min |
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Ancient Robert:
"When I was a lad, Ford automobiles had a plunger on their starter contactor
that allowed us to actuate the starter manually. There was no way to open
the
contactor if it was stuck closed, but if the electrical activation option
was
not operative, we could spin over the engine by pushing on the plunger.
Obviously, the battery had to be sound. Happy Skies, Old Bob"
When I was lad, we didn't have a car, we had streetcar tickets though. On
the other hand, Aunt Minnie (yup) had a Ford A and I think she stamped on
the floor to flog the little engine into life. Do you suppose that itty bump
was the top of a mechanical contactor?
Ferg
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BobsV35B(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:11 am Post subject: solenoids relays contactors & Aunt Min |
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Good Afternoon Ferg,
My recollection is that it was exactly that upon which she was stomping. It had a rather stout spring which opened the contacts as soon as the foot was removed. Worked like a charm. There were a few automobiles manufactured which had that nubbin under the clutch pedal so that you could only crank the starter by pressing the clutch all the way to the floor. I do not recall how they kept it from being contacted during a normal gear shift sequence.
Happy Skies,
Old Bob
AKA
Bob Siegfried
Ancient Aviator
Stearman N3977A
Brookeridge Air Park LL22
Downers Grove, IL 60516
630 985-8503
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In a message dated 8/11/2007 9:40:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, VE3LVO(at)rac.ca writes:
| Quote: | When I was lad, we didn't have a car, we had streetcar tickets though. On
the other hand, Aunt Minnie (yup) had a Ford A and I think she stamped on
the floor to flog the little engine into life. Do you suppose that itty bump
was the top of a mechanical contactor?
Ferg
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Terry Watson
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 290
Location: Seattle, WA USA
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: solenoids relays contactors & Aunt Min |
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I believe it was Chrysler that had the starter contactor under the clutch pedal, or maybe Dodge wasn’t yet a part of Chrysler in the late 40’s. I also think that you could engage the starter during gear shift if you pressed the clutch all the way to the floor and pushed hard enough to override the return spring in the contactor, but the designer’s must have thought we would have enough common sense not to do such a silly thing.
My ’37 Chevy had a floor-mounted starter contactor but my ’51 Chevy had a key-switch operated starter but you didn’t have to have the key to start it, unless you had intentionally locked the ignition. My 2007 Miata doesn’t need a key for the trunk, doors, or ignition, as long as I have the key in my pocket. I like the idea that my car knows it’s me and lets me do whatever I want.
Young Terry
Seattle
who just might be older than Old Bob
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Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 10:09 AM
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Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: solenoids relays contactors & Aunt Min
Good Afternoon Ferg,
My recollection is that it was exactly that upon which she was stomping. It had a rather stout spring which opened the contacts as soon as the foot was removed. Worked like a charm. There were a few automobiles manufactured which had that nubbin under the clutch pedal so that you could only crank the starter by pressing the clutch all the way to the floor. I do not recall how they kept it from being contacted during a normal gear shift sequence.
Happy Skies,
Old Bob
AKA
Bob Siegfried
Ancient Aviator
Stearman N3977A
Brookeridge Air Park LL22
Downers Grove, IL 60516
630 985-8503
Do Not Archive!
In a message dated 8/11/2007 9:40:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, VE3LVO(at)rac.ca writes:
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When I was lad, we didn't have a car, we had streetcar tickets though. On
the other hand, Aunt Minnie (yup) had a Ford A and I think she stamped on
the floor to flog the little engine into life. Do you suppose that itty bump
was the top of a mechanical contactor?
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