The Generator.—The generator is bolted to an extension on the crank case at the front side of the gas motor, and is driven by a silent chain from the crank shaft. After the gas motor attains a speed equivalent to a car speed of ten miles per hour on high speed, the generator begins to generate, and will generate a current which is highest at low speeds, and diminishes somewhat at higher speeds.
The machines are both self-contained as there are no regulators or automatic switches which require separate mounting.
The automatic switch for opening and closing the circuit between the generator and storage battery is mounted inside the generator. This switch is properly adjusted before the generator leaves the factory, and no further adjustments are necessary.
Two wires lead from the generator. One of these is connected at the starting motor to one of the heavy cables coming from the storage battery, while the other generator wire is grounded on the chassis, the chassis forming a part of the circuit. The generator polarity is reversible and the connections at the machine may be made haphazard and without regard to polarity. If connections are reversed at the generator, no damage will result, as the machine will automatically assume the correct polarity to charge the battery.
[Fig. 86] shows the position of the Bijur starting system, and the relative neutral positions of starting pedal, motor pinion, and starting switch, when the starting equipment is not in action.
[Fig. 86A] shows the normal position of the various parts after the starting pedal has been depressed and just before the starting motor begins to operate. The pinion is now in full mesh with the flywheel ring and further depressing the starter pedal will close the switch.
| FOOT PEDAL | |||||||||||
| POSITION 1--OUT OF ACTION. STARTING SWITCH OFF. PINION UP AGAINST MOTOR HEAD. | FLYWHEEL | ||||||||||
| SHIFTING FORK | STARTING SWITCH MOTOR SHAFT | ||||||||||
| OIL HERE | MOTOR | OIL HERE | |||||||||
| COLLAR | |||||||||||
| CLEVIS PIN | |||||||||||
| SHIFTING ROD | |||||||||||
| STOP | SHIFTER SPRING | ||||||||||
| RELEASE SPRING | |||||||||||
| OIL DRAIN KEEP THIS HOLE CLEAR | PINION | OIL HERE | |||||||||
| CRANK CASE | |||||||||||
POSITION 2--ABOUT TO CRANK.
GEARS HAVE MESHED BUT
SWITCH HAS NOT YET MADE CONTACT.