Velo Solex Times Two

[cheesy]

So, still dicking around with the lighting system on the 73 Solex. In order to fire up this turd without riding it requires a 14mm socket on the business end of an electric drill. In this case a 20v 3/8" B&D. The only 14mm socket I have easy access to is a 6 point Stanley. Almost perfect but it has an internal taper to help slip over a hex nut. Doesn't work so well with a thin nut. Rounds it off quickly.

The fix? Remove the taper. Standing at the grinder, I look to the left and there is the 90 year old lathe. Dope! I've gotten almost able at centering a 4 jaw chuck, so I chucked up and centered the socket, then faced it a lot faster than grinding it.

As far as the lighting goes, the regulator/rectifier on the green PCB won the bid. It works better than the one I built. It's getting installed this weekend.