Sure are, have to cook them right though, very lean meat...Hoppy buggers are tasty..
Awesome slow cooked in a curry.
Luke.
Sure are, have to cook them right though, very lean meat...Hoppy buggers are tasty..
Youth and exuberance, ain't it great.Looking forward to see what you put together here DrHax. Your enthusiasm will get you far I think.
Ah... I understood maybe half of that... That is beyond my realms of understanding!Oh yes.. I haven't disclosed my electrical system idea for the build. The briggs motor runs off its own solid ignition coil. Good news NO POINTS!
However not 100% sure how to turn off this engine. Thats why the chinese carb I am getting should have a choke cable. I think I may have to strangle out the air of the engine or figure out how to wire a kill switch... or lever.. Hmmm mechanical kill switch...
ERM I got sidetracked!
In order to run my lights I plan on doing a 12volt DC system. But DrHax you magnificent rambling imbecile how on this glorious earth do you plan on achieving such a thing! Are you going to be completely mad an throw a battery onto your bike?
No! I'd reply with both my hands on my waist if i could get them out of the straight jacket. I'm going to be using THIS!!!
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WHAT IS THAT!? And should I be afraid of the lobster wielding it? You may ask as you spit out your tea (Or preferred local non alcoholic refreshment of your choosing!) at your monitor!
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That my friends! is a telephone magneto! Specifically a Western Electric from 1894! (And Larry hasn't yet figured out how to use it for world domination so there's nothing to fear! Especially as I tear it from his fearful grasps and use it for my project! So don't fear the lobster FEAR ME!)
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While all of you guys have cool bike parts oozing from your rafters I have things like these!
For those who don't know what this came from here you go!
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The second image shows what I got mine from. I used the box to make a steampunk computer for a 1920's typewriter I installed a usb typewriter kit on it in order to demonstrate steampunk to masses in my highschool as a senior project.(yes I wore a tophat and suit with antique spectacles... I made the school paper with that one, and I got an A!)
But atlas I got sidetracked again
So how on earth will this magneto accomplish your goals you fool! Well the magneto... mine especially (after doing research) an output enough power to LIGHT A LIGHTBULB! Yes it can zap you, shock you and outputs between 30-100 volts! Why so much voltage? because back then you needed to jump start your connection to make out a call to a switchboard and they would direct you to your call! (Manually of course!) These magnetos sell for 240 bucks apparently. i got mine for 3 dollars on a ebay auction.. the shipping was 26.99
So here's my goal! Using my spare vw parts to the rescue! That's right I have in my collection of parts a 12 volt regulator for a vw's electrical system. But the magneto outputs AC? Or so the internet says. I'll have to make a rectifier before using the regulator! How about something involving vacuum tubes!?
So where the handle is on the magneto I will attach a sprocket and use that in the drive chain connecting to the shimano 333 hub! (or attach it directly to the motor depending on the clutch system I come up with!) This means the motor will turn the magneto generating power. If it turns out it is AC power I should be able to make a rectifier circuit using a halfwave rectifier tube used in most tube radios! Just need to figure out the pin layout and i'll be golden!
if I do not have time I could always keep the system AC and just use a house a small house lightbulb as a light!
AHAHAH!I hope your parents know who DR HAX is, cuz that's the name I put on the shipping label.
Then the engines manual lied to me! Thanks for the information! So that means then I could wire up a switch there.
Most Briggs are designed to be ran at a constant rpm. The original suction carb will not be used.Because of the high voltages involved, that might not be such a good idea. I imagine that spark could easily jump across the contacts of many switches.
That said, it's a cute engine, but maybe one not so suited for a motorbike. As a stationary washing machine engine, it was intended to run at a constant speed. You may not find the throttle to be very responsive. I really like the idea...so I'm hoping I'm wrong.
That's actually exactly what I was thinking of getting for a switchYou're going for the steampunk look, right? I'm betting that an old-fashioned knife switch would accomplish the job handily.
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