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Tubs, thanks for the photos, they help! Looks like a castle nut and cotter key
that holds the prop on.
Joe, when I was examining the rheostat on the bench, I came
to the conclusion that it was merely a “grounding” mechanism
to control voltage, dependent on the position of the wheel on the
coil. Perhaps I should have kept theorizing and playing with it.
Only problem, using my ohm meter, testing from one end of the coil
to the other, and in-between, the ohms, if any, didn’t seem to change.
At any rate, I hooked up the one and only lead to the rheostat
to the same terminal as found when I took it apart.
If I find a prop that will fit it, or can be made to fit, I may play
with it some more.
Thanks!
Bucc, looking back at the pix of your rheostat, the “output” end of the circuit has to be from the underside of that spring loaded wiper, Maybe there is a contact “button” that makes up to the field coils when the rheostat housing is attached to the motor housing ??? just a guess … won’t even bill you for the $0.02
Joe B
Prepare to be boarded!