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Old 18-11-15, 16:50
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Here are some pictures of the CH1-395-4 Canadian Pattern Chorehorse. This was mounted on the 8cwt at the War Museum in Ottawa. I believe the only difference between this one and the CH1-395-5 British Pattern is the weather shield vs the frame guard and base.
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Old 18-11-15, 18:50
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Jordan, maybe you need to hook it up to a battery, and then test it?
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Old 29-12-15, 07:34
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Does anyone know where I can get a new cutout switch? On the bottom of mine is the number 10185. I've tried numerous internet searches with no luck.
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[QUOTE=Robert Bergeron;218938]Jordan .

You have 18 volts DC on your meter.

The multimeter is set on the 10 volt range, I read it as 1.8 volts.
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Old 07-01-16, 13:58
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Yes it is only producing a couple volts. I did find a fault with the cutout relay swith. The shut grounding wire was broken. I also found one insulator that was burned. I think this happened when someone soldiered in a toggle swith. So since I have been unable to locate a replacement switch I took this one apart and fixed it. The other issue still remains that there is very little voltage being produced. One of the guys in my town is a generator repair guy for CAT. He has been working through it with me as we check each component when he has the time. Our next step is to check the windings for any shorts. He has a special tester for this. I will update once we have done this check.
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Old 20-10-16, 03:57
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A few weeks ago at the last OMVA show I picked up a couple more of the Chorehorse generators.

Well after one weeks worth of work I've got one restored and rebuilt to running condition. I still need to work out the generator as I believe the ammeter is shot.

This one will be made into the CH1-395-4 Cnd model with the weather shield on it. My plan is to use this one on the step of my Wire-3 truck.

Here is what I started with.
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Old 20-10-16, 03:59
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Then today I finished putting it together and installed it omits fuel tank. I used my car battery with some jumper cables to get it spinning and it started up alright. After some adjustments to the carb it seems to be running rather well.

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Here are some pictures of the CH1-395-4 Canadian Pattern Chorehorse. This was mounted on the 8cwt at the War Museum in Ottawa. I believe the only difference between this one and the CH1-395-5 British Pattern is the weather shield vs the frame guard and base.
I just noticed the longer choke cable in this one as well
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Old 20-10-16, 18:10
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So I think I found the problem about why this second Chorehorse wasn't charging. The ammeter burned up inside. I managed to take it apart last night and sure enough the brass piece had broken and burned up. I was toying with the idea of soldering it back together. However I figured these ammeters had to have been used in another application and that OMC/Johnson simply bought an off the shelf item.

I checked out tractor ones, some were close but nothing was exact. Then on a google search I stumbled onto one that looked the same and was marked for a Ford. Some more digging and these are available new made for the Model T and Model A market for $7 USD from Mac's Antique Auto
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Old 02-11-16, 02:22
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I just got a 300 watt MKI ZB/CAN 1686 CHI-395-6 1598. Military with Canadian leaf decal on it.

First, does anyone know where I can find a manual for it?

I'm missing the end cowl and looking for it. The start button is missing. The data plate says it is a 12 volt gen set but stamped on the bottom by the connectors it's stamped 6 volts to 30 volts.

Any help or direction would be great.

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Old 08-12-16, 01:43
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Started making a reproduction weather shield cover for my Cnd chorehorse.
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Old 08-12-16, 01:52
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You can print your own decals these days , its easy. My NOS chorehorse has a Maple Leaf decal on it .

http://www.tuberadio.com/robinson/Mackay/Decals.html
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You can print your own decals these days , its easy. My NOS chorehorse has a Maple Leaf decal on it .

http://www.tuberadio.com/robinson/Mackay/Decals.html
I tried to find the 'waterslide decal paper' and nobody here was able to point me in the right direction. Ah, maybe it's google time...(and hope they don't sell it only by the case).
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