Motor car magneto

Made:
circa 1922 in Coventry

C.G.4 magneto No.B.456, for motor cars, made by the M-L Magneto Syndicate Ltd., c. 1922, sectioned

This sectional example of am M. L. Magneto Type C.G 4, was designed for a four-cylinder petrol engine and embodies improvements patented by Messrs. E. A. Watson and A. P. McGowran between 1916 and 1921.

The machine has a laminated armature which carries the primary and secondary windings and the condenser, and rotates between permanent magnets, which, in this machine are bar magnets made of cobalt steel and provided with laminated pole-shoes. Although of small size they are very powerful and provide a good spark at low speeds.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
1922-705
type:
private car components and magnetos
credit:
TRW Automotive

Parts

C.G.4 Motor Car Magneto

C.G.4 Motor Car Magneto

C.G.4 magneto No.B.456, for motor cars, made by the M-L Magneto Syndicate Ltd., c. 1922, sectioned

Object Number:
1922-705/1
type:
magneto
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Stand for C.G.4 Motor Car Magneto

Stand for C.G.4 Motor Car Magneto

Wooden stand for C.G.4 magneto No.B.456, for motor cars, made by the M-L Magneto Syndicate Ltd., c. 1922, sectioned

Object Number:
1922-705/2
type:
stand - support furniture
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum