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PS New AA battery resurrected egg timer . ( Weird really, with a 65mA drain the battery showed 1.52V steady but the timer was NBG ... Same drain on new battery says 1.46V and the wretched timer works .. )Not sure whether to blame Climate Change, Brexit or Mr. Putin ... I'll have a 'Speckled Hen' while I think about it.
In the beginning Majesco did more than the diesels it is famous for, it did a lovely little side-port petrol engine of 4.5cc. Known as the Majesco “45”, it was one of the first British engine to appear after WW2. The prototype seems to have been developed before the war as the initial claims was that by mid 1946 it had already provided 7 years of service.This little engine is over-square with a bore of 19mm and a stroke of 15.8mm. You could buy it ready to run for a vast £6 10s or for £1 16s as a kit that you could make yourself. This is one of those original kits 8)The aluminium alloy castings are diecast rather than sand so they have a nice silky smooth finish. The design has a few little quirks such as the cylinder being bolted on from below despite that it is renown to be a good little runner and is much favoured by today’s vintage fliers (aircraft not modellers ).Isn't it a cutie and the kits not bad either Jo
As I know some of you are missing your fix..... this is one I prepared earlier:QuoteIn the beginning Majesco did more than the diesels it is famous for, it did a lovely little side-port petrol engine of 4.5cc. Known as the Majesco “45”, it was one of the first British engine to appear after WW2. The prototype seems to have been developed before the war as the initial claims was that by mid 1946 it had already provided 7 years of service.This little engine is over-square with a bore of 19mm and a stroke of 15.8mm. You could buy it ready to run for a vast £6 10s or for £1 16s as a kit that you could make yourself. This is one of those original kits 8)The aluminium alloy castings are diecast rather than sand so they have a nice silky smooth finish. The design has a few little quirks such as the cylinder being bolted on from below despite that it is renown to be a good little runner and is much favoured by today’s vintage fliers (aircraft not modellers ).Isn't it a cutie and the kits not bad either JoJo
Looks a big engine ?? What size is the plug. 10mm ?...Dave
Is the big casting to the left an aluminium fuel tank rather that the plastic one of the fully built version?
****T'other was an ED racer ( 2.5CC ??? ) Can't really remember.****I have a couple of ED 2.46cc racers some place, One is a pre-production modelFibre disc induction the production model i thibk has an Ali disc, powerful motorsbut i can not for the life of me remember the fuel contents as my Old Dad usedto make his own..Would they be 1949/50-ish??Lyn.