<VV> bi-metallic coil

[Mike Thomas]

You are correct.  Your son is probably thinking about a thermocouple (which 
is made from a junction of two metals).

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: <Sethracer at aol.com>; <ronh at owt.com>; <jimster1 at earthlink.net>; 
<listenerjim at gmail.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:19 PM
Subject: <VV> bi-metallic coil


> Is it?  I've always called it that, but just last week my son (currently
> enrolled in A&P mechanics) said it is not.  He said it is a single metal 
> and
> that a bi-metallic would be used when the desire is to produce a current.
>
> I always thought is was two metals - which would expand and contract at
> different rates - in order to open or close the size of the coil.  Now, 
> I'm
> not so sure about that.
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
>
> allow
>> the car to warm up -whether sitting still or driving -  then the choke
>> should be pulled open by the bi-metallic coil, removing the  cam from
>> holding
>> the idle up, and allowing the engine to run smoothly.
>
>
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