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What is the correct wiring for a magneto horn. Is the horn + terminal wired direct to the mag and...

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What is the correct wiring for a magneto horn. Is the horn + terminal wired direct to the mag and gets grounded through the horn button or visa versa. A diagram of a non-electric system would really help . Thanks
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try these people. Everyone around here in upstate SC rave about them for T-Model parts and help. Maybe they can send you a diagram.
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The Mag horn grounds to the block (+) the terminal end on the horn goes to the switch. The other end of the switch goes to the terminal block on the firewall witch is hooked to the mag post on the trans. The switch interups the current from the mag. Hope this helps!!
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Thanks Bob. I'll have this baby blowing here shortly.
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I May Be Wrong, But I Think The Magneto Horns Are Only To Be Used With Earlier Fords. The Later Ones Used Battery Horns. The Ford Magneto That Used A Magneto Horn Had More Coils On It. Not Sure About Which Years Are Involved But Guessing Before 1923 May Have Used Magneto Horns? Db.
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David on page 322 of Bruce McCalley's Model T Ford it says the magneto horn was continued to be used on non-electric cars after 1922. My car is a non-electric 1923.
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