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Q & A: Brushes for Lucas dynamo

Monday January 02nd, 2006
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Dear Mr. Twist,

I have a 1925 Rover 16/50 (in the family since my grandfather bought it
new
in England) containing a Lucas "dynamo type E.418.L 12 volt" (according to
the service manual). It works, but I have no idea how old the brushes are
and feel I should try to obtain a new set (of three). In browsing the
internet, I found that you service Lucas dynamos, but possibly not ones
going back to 1925. On the other hand, the same brushes may have been
used
on many generations of dynamo. Can you help?

Regards,

Kenneth
Kenneth!

I do not know if the brushes I have would work -- but you know that
an "old fashioned" starter/generator shop in your home town will certainly
have brushes that will work. The nice thing about the ... read more