Der kaputte Magneto beschäftigt mich ganz schön. Um das Problem zu umgehen, bis ich zur Reparatur des Motors komme, habe ich schon eine zweite Batterie eingebaut um die Zündung mit 12 Volt, statt 6 Volt zu betreiben. Der Motor läuft damit auch besser, wie er auch auf der höheren Magneto Spannung tun würde.
Jetzt wollte ich noch eine zweite Sache verbessern und die Scheinwerfer auf LED umbauen, damit ich länger mit der Batterie in der Dunkelheit fahren kann. Tatsächlich gibt es passende LED Leuchtmittel, die mit 6 bis 30 Volt betrieben werden können. Damit sollte es doch funktionieren. Die LED Glühbirnen sind schnell eingebaut und - nichts! Die dinger funktionieren nicht. Vielleicht macht die Fassung, welche ja über die Masse eine Verbindung zum Minuspol der Batterie hat Probleme. Vielleicht funktionieren die LED Birnen aber auch entgegen der technische Spezifikation nicht mit 6 Volt. Das gleiche Problem hatte ich schon mal bei meinem Motorrad. Da brauchte ich noch einen Umwandler von 6 auf 12 Volt, damit die angebliche 6 Volt LED funktionierte.
The broken magneto keeps me pretty busy. To avoid the problem until I get to the repair of the engine, I have already installed a second battery to run the ignition with 12 volts instead of 6 volts. This makes the engine run better, as it would on the higher magneto voltage.
Now I wanted to improve a second thing and change the headlights to LED, so I can drive longer in the dark with the battery. Actually there are suitable LED bulbs which can be operated with 6 to 30 volts. So it should work after all. The LED bulbs are quickly installed and - nothing! These things do not work. Maybe the socket, which has a connection to the negative pole of the battery via the ground, causes problems. Maybe the LED bulbs do not work with 6 volts, contrary to the technical specification. I had the same problem with my motorcycle. There I needed a converter from 6 to 12 volts, so that the alleged 6 volt LED worked.
But if the LED should work in the end, it will only be a temporary solution. I don't really want to improve the car with technical solutions that didn't even exist in 1916. The LED is only a temporary solution until the magneto is working again.
However, the unsuccessful conversion attempt had something good after all. I was not always surprised about the headlight retaining wire in the headlight. Somehow it didn't make sense how it should be hooked in at the ends. Today I understood the problem.
The headlight retaining wire does not belong between the reflector and the headlight glass, but behind the reflector. And now comes the big surprise: There is already one!
So the headlight retaining wire in front of the reflector is not only in the wrong place, but also too much. That explains three things:
- Behind the reflector, the spring ring can also be closed at the ends.
- When the superfluous headlight retaining wire is gone, the head light door can also be fitted correctly.
- Now the white seal on the reflector makes sense. Now the reflector is pressed by the headlight retaining wire to the headlight glass and not away from it.
It is amazing how everything works all of a sudden, if you do it right. :-)
Now I have two spare spring washers. Maybe I will need them in 30 years.
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