Dynamo conversion

[dieselspanner]

Hi All

There I was in the hot tub, letting the brain run along unattended, on the subject of using a Dynastart on the 6/1.

So, I've heard the theory that any motor should be capable of producing power, if you have a way of driving it, does this mean that the Lucas dynamo from my old tractor can be turned into a dynastart with relative ease?

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Cheers
Stef

[vdubnut62]

I think that there is a start winding and a dynamo winding. IIRC that's what I was told when the Delco on my old IH Cub LoBoy went south.
It struggles to turn over a 59cuin 6 to 1 compression ratio flathead. And there's a BIG pulley on the crankshaft.
Ron.