Old Telephone Magnetos and what you need to know about them!
How to fix your Mag at the bottom of the page!
Old telephone magnetos, generator or Mags are one of the most fun little gadgets of the 20th century. As most found life starting as a means of signaling the operator or signaling another party that you wanted to make a call. In later years as the crank telephone was being replaced with modern dial telephones these old phones were being thrown away and resourceful people tried to find ways to unutilized the parts in other ways. One of the most famous ways is to shock or stun fish. This was done by attaching 2 wires to the Mag and dangling the wires off both sides of the boat while the Mag was being cranked. This would not kill the fish but temporary stun them. Sometimes the fish would wake right up as soon as you quite cranking the Mag. As the fish were stunned they would float to the top of the water and someone could count or even scoop up the fish. Now in some parts of the USA this is Illegal and in others it is legal. Please check with your local wildlife officer to be sure before your start. I sell Magnetos for replacement in old telephones and for science projects. What you do with them is up to you! here is an interesting webpage about using a mag. http://www.ehow.com/how_2312278_make-fish-shocker.html
Old telephone Magnetos produce AC electricity by passing a wound coil past a positive and negative charged fields. This produces a charge at the core of the armature or coil. A old telephone magneto produces from 6 to 110 volts. the older Mags put out about 1 - 3 amps. The Western Electric long distance Mag can put out close to 5 and up amps if it is cranked very fast. It is possible to lightly light a light bulb with a magneto. The later model small magnetos were engineered to be small and put out more juice. These will put out as much or more than the big horse Mags. Although the Western Electric long distance Mag is the hottest.
Please do not email asking how to shock fish or how to rig up your mag. It is illegal to do that here. All Mags are tested before they leave here and are hot. Do not take your Mag apart to see how it works. We do not take Mags back or accept any returns on Mags.
Have any questions please call 9one3-4two4-88four8
Here is a article about fishing with a magneto
A load of Mags that just came in!
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Magnetos for Sale!
Late model crank telephone magneto. These put out a lot of juice for such a
small Mag. Great for replacing your missing telephone magneto or for those other
projects that require a hand crank generator. These will generate about 80 - 120 volts
at AC current. These are $150.00 if you need a crank too email me and I will add
it to your bill Magneto's may differ slightly from those pictured.
These are one of hottest magnetos made.
One mag no crank click this link.
Order here!
The same Mag above With a crank!
$165.00
Can not be ordered separately!
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I have several different types of Mags. The last ones built put out the most AC current for their size. These are the smaller Mags shown in the pictures above as compared to a larger, older 5 bar Mag. Because these are in the biggest demand they are getting harder to find. Also these are no longer made so what I can find will be all I can get. These will generate about 80 - 120 volts at AC current. These are $120.00 if you need a crank too email me and I will add it to your bill. Magneto's may differ slightly from those pictured! These Cost $120.00 each and $15.00 extra for a crank
For one of these smaller Mags order here!
Out at this time!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the Mags below order crank at the bottom of the page!
3 bar no name Mags $100.00
Please order your crank at bottom of the page!
3 bar Name brand Mags $120.00
Please order your crank at bottom of the page!
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4 bar no name Mags $100.00
Please order your crank at bottom of the page!
4 bar brand name nice $125.00
Please order your crank at bottom of the page!
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5 bar $130.00 -$150.00 1. Rusty but working $130.00
20-50 volts AC Please order your crank at
bottom of the page!
2. 5 bar not as rusty and working $150.00
50-70 volts AC Please order your crank at
bottom of the page!
3. Nice Working some may
have brand name on Mag tag. $160.00
Please order your crank at bottom of the page!
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This is the hottest,
strongest, most electro-biting magneto that I know of. The first time you get
zapped by this bad boys you will not want to do it again! It hurts! This does
not come with the back bracket as shown. 30-100 volts This Mags comes in Black, gray (shown)
and red. Not all Mags will be this clean. Please order your crank below! I have some of those that are not as strong for 1/2 price. You
may be able to tinker with them and get them hotter.
Email for
these here! I have two at this
time! $240.00 for the old big Western Electric 5 bar Mags plus
$20.00 shipping. $260.00 plus $20.00 shipping for Mag and crank! I have two at this
time!
If you have one all ready setup send the photo
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New S Curved Crank $20.00
Order Old straight black
crank $35.00 Order
Email
me Here for prices and availability Thousands
of Worm Harvesters are giving good results in gathering Worms. There is no
particular ability required to use the Angle Worm Harvester, but there are
conditions that are more favorable. There are different kinds of Angle
Worms and they live in different kinds of Soil. Nearly all Soils contain Earth
Worms, so we suggest experimenting to learn what method gives the best results. Worms
are near the surface in early morning, late evening or at night, but not during
the heat of the day. The Soil should be well soaked with Water and then allowed
to drain for an hour or two. The Earth Worn eats its way through the soil
making a hole or burrow that is from one to three feet deep. There are places
where they widen the burrow so that they may curl up and lay dormant or reverse
the direction of the crawl. They
do not have any eyes or ears but are sensitive to light and vibration. While
Worms can pull themselves back into their holes, their normal movement is to go
forward and a Worm that has started into a hole headfirst must go to the chamber
at the end of the hole to turn around or eat another hole in the direction it
wishes to go. They
come to the surface at nighttime and feed on grass, clover or other plant life
that they drag into their holes, or they- eat the vegetation and start a new
hole. The
Worm caste or little -pile of soil left by a Worm is the result of its FOUR
RODS
give better results than Two Rods. They should be driven 1/2 to three feet in
the ground in a rectangle of about 5 feet x 2 feet and One Wire connected to two
Rods. KEEP
THE GENERATOR DRY BY MOUNTING IT ON A BOARD OR A BOX. The
Rod can be any piece of Metal preferably about ¼ inch square or -1/4 inch in
diameter if round. One Rod can be used to make holes in the ground and smaller
shorter wires then be pushed into the holes, The
operation of the Harvester is- not dangerous in any way. Should an Operator
place a hand over the Generator- terminals, a shock will be felt but since it is
hand operated the action will stop immediately. All
of these things can be done, but because the Worms live in the ground where we
can’t see- them, we can only tell by trial how to get the best results As
Worms do not have eyes but are sensitive to light a dim flashlight is preferred
when gathering them. START
TURNING THE CRANK SLOWLY AND LEARN WHAT SPEEDS GIVE THE BEST RESULTS. The
electrical current produced by the Harvester will bring the Worms to the
surface. If the current is strong enough it will stun the Worms who will recover
without harm. If the current is too strong it will injure the Worms and white
spots will show on the skins. Such Worms may live up to 24 hours but will die,
or the Worms may remain in the ground and die. NIGHT
CRAWLERS
that come out at nighttime may be captured by laying the Rods on the wet grass
and cranking fairly fast. This stuns the Night Crawlers so they can’t withdraw
back into their holes and they can be gathered easily. In
Wet Soil such us a lawn that has been sprinkled, electric current will travel a
long distance with very little loss. For harvesting Worms we recommend setting
the Rods about 5 to 10 feet apart The More Rods that are used, the more
effective the procedure. One set of Rods should be driven into the ground about
two feet. The opposite rods should start at six inches and be driven deeper
depending on results. After
it has been determined that there are Worms in the ground and the amount of
moisture and current that brings them to the surface, the area to be worked on
may be increased many times larger than that suggested for experimenting. The
advantage of the Worm Harvester is that the amount of current can be controlled
by the speed with which the crank is turned. IT REQUIRES SOME PRACTICE TO
LEARN ABOUT WHAT AMOUNT OF CURRENT TO USE. There
are locations favorable to gathering Worms and some unfavorable. A Shady Lawn
with Soil of Black Loam is favorable. The Green on golf Courses are treated with
Chemicals to keep Worms away. Any harvesting of Worm on Golf Courses must be
done in the Fairways. Q. It doesn't work. I don't know the name
brand, but it has a logo on it that looks like a T, W, M, and C all stamped on
top of one another. It doesn't put out any voltage that I can tell. A/C or D/C.
What can I do to possibly make it work? Thanks for your time on this, Michael T A. First lets check and see if the
magneto armature is open (Has a broken wire). First turn it upside down and find
the 2 points on the armature where the hair thin wire is soldered on. take a OHM
meter and check it for resistance. if there is none you have a broken wire. It
will need to be rewound. if there is resistance, then check the stud that sticks
through the case and makes contact with the tab on the outside of the Mag. Take
the ohm meter with one lead against the stud and the other on the tab. If it
shows it to be open clean the stud and the tab with sand paper or emery paper.
Make sure while you are checking this that you check the stud against the case. it
SHOULD be open or no resistance. If there is resistance you will need to take the
Mag apart
and give it a good cleaning with Acholal or electronics cleaner. Only Oil the
Mag with dielectric oil.
This is a non conductive oil. This will keep your Mag from shorting out.
Telephone magnetos only put out AC current.
Thank you! Well,
turns out your input was very helpful, thanks! The ohms checked out. So further
examination revealed that the contact that carries power from the armature to
the terminal was gone! I made a new one, and this baby is putting out 100
volts!!!!!! Wow!! thanks again! Michael T Thank you for all the great info!!!!!!! We purchase some Liquid Wrench
Silicone Spray that said it was high strength dielectric....will that work????
If not will you please tell me the brand name and where you can purchase a non
conductive dielectric oil to lubricate our Mag as mentioned in your article.
Thank you in advance for all your help! Answer: I have never used it but if it is dielectric it should work. I always take
the Mag apart and clean them with electronics cleaner (bought a bunch on sale)
and wipe all bearing surfaces down with a rag. Then oil them with dielectric oil
I salvage out of submersible water pumps.
LPS All Purpose Lube, TKX, Trigger Spray, 20 oz is
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