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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: richard on September 08, 2014, 07:41:51 pm

Title: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on September 08, 2014, 07:41:51 pm
Found at beaulieu and sure to be of some interest ,Bob possibly , : " this unit provides a simple method of testing ignition coils and condensers , either in with on the stator plate ,which need not be removed from the engine  "
 I have never seen one before , has anyone else ever used one ? Or indeed seen one , its a nice piece of work  ;)
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: marcus on September 08, 2014, 07:58:27 pm
Good find, new to me, but a little birdie has told me that you were very eagle-eyed at Beaulieu!
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on September 08, 2014, 08:06:29 pm
Well I do love it all but buy too much ! I hope that people will want what I found for them  ;)
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: Big Al on September 08, 2014, 09:34:02 pm
I have a similar set up which was made to test the electrics of the Sachs reversing engine. However it is not nearly as nice as this being home made and put inside an old Dansette record player! The case has very bad woodworm. So mine is totally worthless save that it performs a function. I also have a rather nice wood cased Hella component test rig. It does not do capacitor or coils though. It will test flasher units, handy. Nice things to keep, and allow borrowing 'on the premises'.
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on September 10, 2014, 05:36:24 pm
The label underneath says its a Runebaken coil/condenser test/unit and there is a plate to that effect . The instructions were printed March 1960
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: Mark Green on September 10, 2014, 10:59:09 pm
Nice looking old piece of test equipment! What type of lenses will you find at the NMCR?
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on September 11, 2014, 06:56:49 am
NMCR is not the place to "find" parts , I imagine I will see pretty much well known items
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on September 30, 2014, 08:36:11 pm
Oddly enough I have just bought an original broadsheet advert for the same device , on eBay where else, the original machine when new in 1960 it cost £ 18
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on October 04, 2014, 06:25:10 pm
i saw this in an ad for an HT coil just connected up to show the coil was working - the same thing ? but a little later ? 
Title: Re: the Villiers ignition test unit
Post by: richard on October 15, 2014, 08:53:53 pm
the advertising sheet