If you're doing a full restore I would consider a modern, electric
controller. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it. Nice smooth
transition through speeds, you can even wire in the cruise control
switch to a separate potentiometer. I can't recall anyone who put
one in regretted it.
If you're a purist, and looking to restore it back to factory
condition...well, multiple varisters will do the job, but it might
be overkill. The Varisters usually fail because they are like 40
years old and have been abused over that 40 year period. A new
varister should last you another 20+ years. You could multiple, but
as long as you don't use the reverse as a break one should do it.
Just my $0.02. :)
On 4/21/2012 12:39 PM, Robert Troll wrote:
Restoring my I-5 and a i wanted to burn a couple of things into
the internet.
First is color. I have a perfectly preserved paint sample, under
seat, that cannot be matched. Simply put paint scanners cannot
reproduce orange/red with any degree of accuracy. Something
about the sensor and the spectrum it uses. Tried three different
places. Spent about an hour at each, and they all failed to even
come close to be able to match the original color.
Ended up at home depot later on in the day. Noticed a nice
Ariens rider sitting out front. Pretty darn close color wise.
Real close. Tried to get Ariens paint. Can only get it through
an Ariens dealer and it is expensive. $20 per can. Internet
forums said Allis Chalmers Orange is a match. Found a can, and
low and behold we have a winner. So if you are painting an I-5
Allis Chalmers Orange is your best bet. Easy to find and cheap.
Second thing are those pesky Varistors. We all hate them because
they blow, but they are necessary. Was speaking with an
electrical engineer friend of mine and he said "Why don't you
just run 4 in parallel?" Yeah they are stack able. Instead of
one taking all the brunt, i have four taking 1/4 of the brunt
each. Should last a lifetime.
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