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Wico EK Magneto TesterConstructing a Tester for Your Home WorkshopBy Rob SkinnerRob Skinner's mag tester is simplicity itself. The fulcrum bolts also act as a stop so the armature can't be pulled off. Much of the challenge of restoring old iron is devising methods of repair utilizing the tools available in the workshop. Sometimes we have the proper tool for the job, sometimes we can improvise, and sometimes we have to make our own tools. When my friend Gus Lukrofka dropped off a crate full of old Wico EK magnetos, 1 was faced with the problem of having inadequate testing tools. Certainly, each magneto could have been tested by installing it onto an engine, holding the spark plug against a metal surface with one hand and then turning over the flywheels with the other hand. However, testing a large number of magnetos that way didn't seem very appealing. But a little diggin... 813 of 2849 characters shown.
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