GrumpyTim | BSA 300 Watt Generator - Chore Horse - Part 3 - Magneto Rewind and 1st Start @GrumpyTim | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 4 hours ago
In this video we'll take our third look at the BSA 300 watt ex-military generator (or charging set if you prefer), also known as a "Chore Horse" as the BSA unit was a copy of the Johnson Chore Horse made under licence in the UK by BSA.
In part two, the engine sort of ran, briefly, before the coil gave up completely and there was no spart at all. This time round I'll unwind the secondary winding from the coil and rewind it using a home made coil winding machine. Then I'll run the engine for the first time since the rebuild and check the generator is functioning before leaving you with a bit of commentary free engine running footage.
The coil rewind is far from perfect and I could definitely do better if I had to do it a second time. I doubt for one second that this coil is going to last as long as the original, which was completely sealed from the outside world having been dipped in shellac (or similar). That said, the sealing had failed and moisture had managed to make it's way inside, so maybe mine will actually last longer than I think.
You can see the previous videos here:
Part One youtu.be/w61NfGX7GfU
Part Two youtu.be/KtZiVAtcHOE
Start 00:00
Unwinding the coil 00:25
Failure report 01:44
More unwinding 02:25
Exposing the primary winding 03:54
Coil rewinding machine 04:35
Rewinding the coil 06:18
Testing the rewound coil 08:12
Fitting the coil 08:41
Starting the engine 09:29
Checking the generator 10:36
Running the engine 11:42
Outro 13:25
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Outro Music
"As Yet Untitled"
by GrumpyTim (available to download from GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page)
grumpytim.bandcamp.com
http://www.grumpytim.com
In this video we'll take our third look at the BSA 300 watt ex-military generator (or charging set if you prefer), also known as a "Chore Horse" as the BSA unit was a copy of the Johnson Chore Horse made under licence in the UK by BSA.
In part two, the engine sort of ran, briefly, before the coil gave up completely and there was no spart at all. This time round I'll unwind the secondary winding from the coil and rewind it using a home made coil winding machine. Then I'll run the engine for the first time since the rebuild and check the generator is functioning before leaving you with a bit of commentary free engine running footage.
The coil rewind is far from perfect and I could definitely do better if I had to do it a second time. I doubt for one second that this coil is going to last as long as the original, which was completely sealed from the outside world having been dipped in shellac (or similar). That said, the sealing had failed and moisture had managed to make it's way inside, so maybe mine will actually last longer than I think.
You can see the previous videos here:
Part One youtu.be/w61NfGX7GfU
Part Two youtu.be/KtZiVAtcHOE
Start 00:00
Unwinding the coil 00:25
Failure report 01:44
More unwinding 02:25
Exposing the primary winding 03:54
Coil rewinding machine 04:35
Rewinding the coil 06:18
Testing the rewound coil 08:12
Fitting the coil 08:41
Starting the engine 09:29
Checking the generator 10:36
Running the engine 11:42
Outro 13:25
If you've enjoyed this video and you'd like to help support the channel, you can make a one off, no obligation donation, using the PayPal link below:
paypal.com/paypalme/GrumpyTimYouTube?locale.x=en_GB
Outro Music
"As Yet Untitled"
by GrumpyTim (available to download from GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page)
grumpytim.bandcamp.com
http://www.grumpytim.com
