A Useful Aid to Engine Timing A NEW electric engine timer has been
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• developed from the Synchrolite. which Messrs. Runbaken, Burton's Buildings, 71-73a, Oxford Road, Manchester, 1, introduced about 1937, and exact timing is effected quickly and simply. It operates on an entirely new principle; the high tension "
triggers" a discharge from condensers which are fed by an internal converter The resulting flash is of exceptionally short duration, and the Intensity of its brilliance will illuminate
markings on the flywheel even in daylight.
Checking of the ignition timing can be performed accurately and instantly, and the correct functioning of the automatic advance and retard observed.
Adjustments of the timing can be made quickly, and the correct timing obtained, so that the engine can develop its greatest efficiency.
The importance ofcorrect engine timing is not always sufficiently realized, even if _it be so, the aid
method renders the job troublesome_ The new engine timer has been produced for the Services during the war, but it will shortly be available for civilian use. It has been highly recommended by manufacturers, as, although dearer than the usual pattern, it is claimed to be unrivalled for efficiency and is highly appreciated by its users. Models are now available for 6, 12 and 24 volts. It is 17 ins. long, 3* ins, in diameter and weighs 41 lb., the price being £18.