Sometimes drawings are more clear than any picturesBut then again.... Did he get it all?
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The circuit breaker shown in this Ace Presentation drawing is apparently a round box or block of some sort. A simple toggle switch marked with "ON" and "OFF" is fastened into this body and wires drawn to the battery and from the switch to the lamps and generator. I have one switch almost like this used as a shorting out for the magneto, mounted on my Henderson 1916. Its previous owner, a very good mechanic and a foreman at the locomotive maintenance in our town wanted a safe means of stopping his Henderson and mounted " a switch from another four cylinder motorcycle which could take the power"... Maybe he got it from an ACE ? It appears that the electrical layout on the early Ace is a very simple manual regulation system.The picture of the bike seen from the motorcycle on the page with the left side picture shows a small connecting device attached to the rear fender or a frame tab. I would appreciate very much any input or comments on the electrics on the early Ace. If I get these little riddles sorted out , I could finish the restoring of my Ace and possibly present these pages to a video with sounds, as to how a real 1920 Ace runs. |
I bought these switches as NOS Ford T units