Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Three Wheeler & Super 3 Compensator dilema.

They would want to replace the S&S with something equally charismatic... say a Tesla coil?

Might be worth giving Nobby at Krazy Horse a call. He knows his stuff and KH keep a good stock of parts.

Dab
If it was me once I had the Centa kit I would pop over to Phil Bleazey for the mods to enable you to change the rollers from under the car in 30mins
I now plan to change mine yearly regardless of condition.

Paul
Do you have the Bleazey kit ?

Laurens
Yes I do..
a happy customer

Maybe wiring issues

Does Lucas the Prince of Darkness have anything to do with it?

This is what the Lovejoy unit looks like.



The three outboard holes would bolt into the rotor/hub attached to the crank with the big nut. The inner three bolts would then bolt to the shaft that would be coupled to the flywheel adapter shaft. This allows for a bout a 7.5 degree wind up under max torque of 408#ft. I know, the torque pulses are greater, but I would still think this is a good fit for a trial run on someone's M3W.

The BMW does not allow for any wind up and is basically just a "slightly" flexible coupling that will allow for very slight misalignment, but again, no wind up for torque pulse. This going to basically be a direct coupling setup.

Oh well, the Centa is the ole "bird in the hand" scenario and probably a good enough one at that, with Phil's pucks.

Ah, yet another variation on the two solid parts with an elastomer in between theme....

And in my profession, when one says Lovejoy coupling, we are thinking this:




Lovejoy in fact makes many types of vibration resistant, torsional stress reducing and misalignment mitigating couplings.

Indeed - https://www.lovejoy-inc.com/products/jaw-type-couplings/ is quite interesting. Some of these are limited in RPM, although the material options for the coupling was insightful: wonder when you'd use non-dampening bronze in a coupler?

SOX (NBR) Rubber (Standard Insert) – Nitrile Butadiene (Buna N) Rubber is a flexible elastomer material that is oil resistant, resembles natural rubber in resilience and elasticity.

Urethane – Greater torque capability than NBR (1.5 times), provides less dampening effect, and operates in a smaller temperature range. Good resistance to oil and chemicals. Not recommended for cyclic or start/stop applications.

Hytrel® – Flexible elastomer designed for high torque and high temperature operations. Excellent resistance to oil and chemicals. Not recommended for cyclic or start/stop applications.

Bronze – Rigid, porous oil-impregnated metal insert exclusively for low speed (max 250 RPM) applications requiring high torque capabilities. Not affected by extreme temperatures, water, oil, or dirt.