{"id":11,"date":"2018-08-09T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-tiger-cub\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2019-04-01T20:34:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:34:05","slug":"electrical","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/electrical\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header-component\">\n<h3>Ricky Feig<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Components<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"picture-component\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lighting and ignition Switch<\/li>\n<li>Wire Harness<\/li>\n<li>Head Lamp and Tail lamp<\/li>\n<li>Stator<\/li>\n<li>Rectifier<\/li>\n<li>Battery<\/li>\n<li>Coil<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Contact Breaker<\/li>\n<li>Horn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"clear\">Stator:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"picture-component\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Produces electricity<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">As the motorcycle runs, a magnetic wheel spins and induces electricity\u00a0 in coils in the stator<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">As the cam spins faster, the induced current increases linearly<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"clear\">Points:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"picture-component\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>\u2022The points ignite the fuel when the engine is approaching top dead center<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022The capacitor is charged via the battery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022The points timing is controlled by centripetal force.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022As the cam spins faster two weights on spring spread apart. This forces the spark to occur sooner in the cycle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-434\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_3.png 373w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_3-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 85vw, 373px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component-spacing\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"picture-component\">\n<h3>Rectifier:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-435\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_4.png 512w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 85vw, 512px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Rectifier converts AC to DC to charge the battery and run electrical components like the lights and horn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"clear\">Horn:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"picture-component\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-436\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1175\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_5.png 1175w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_5-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/ele_pres_5-1024x575.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<ul>\n<li>The horn was broken<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Most likely causes: the timing screw\u00a0 came off and pieces inside got stuck<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">To repair we had to drill out the rivets and reassemble the inside<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Now it works!<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Piston is a permanent magnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Current runs through horn and creates magnetic field in coil<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Piston is pulled down and separates points<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Piston is pulled up by the drum acting a spring<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Points pushed back together<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/08\/shocking-presentation.pdf\">shocking-presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ricky Feig Components Lighting and ignition Switch Wire Harness Head Lamp and Tail lamp Stator Rectifier Battery Coil\u00a0 Contact Breaker Horn Stator: Produces electricity\u00a0 As the motorcycle runs, a magnetic wheel spins and induces electricity\u00a0 in coils in the stator As the cam spins faster, the induced current increases linearly\u00a0 Points: \u2022The points ignite the &hellip; 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