Sparton or Stewart-Warner

sphanna

sphanna

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I will be purchasing a horn from one of our good supply sources. Any advise as to Sparton or SW to purchase? Is one company more reliable or service or parts more available? Which is the most popular? They seem to be the same price.
 
There seems to be more spartons then any other but if you are getting it from "one of our good supply sources" they should have everything you need.
 
FYI- Both of those horns are made by the same company now. Neither Sparton nor Stewart Warner have made Model A Horns for 80 years. Both are now made in Conneticutt.
 
I have both and prefer Spartons simply because I forgot the ratchet screw on the SW is a left hand to tighten thread and broke it off. Since the screw goes into the end of the winding shaft, and since I have found no way and no one who can repair that end of the armature, I now have a useless SW horn. I really can't think of another left-hand thread on the Model A but I'm certainly not that knowledgeable on Model A's so there may be one or two someplace but I'll bet they are not that small nor on such a vital part.
 
BudP said:
I have both and prefer Spartons simply because I forgot the ratchet screw on the SW is a left hand to tighten thread and broke it off. Since the screw goes into the end of the winding shaft, and since I have found no way and no one who can repair that end of the armature, I now have a useless SW horn. I really can't think of another left-hand thread on the Model A but I'm certainly not that knowledgeable on Model A's so there may be one or two someplace but I'll bet they are not that small nor on such a vital part.
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Someone should be able to weld on a threaded stub for you.:)

Or maybe they could drill and thread the end of the shaft?:confused:
 
Thanks guys, I had forgotten that SW had the left handed threads. That is good to know. But as that goes, If they are both made by the same company, is that also true today? Or are the new ones the same internally and just differ in the data tags, etc?
Also, I don't understand this statement:("but don't forget to stamp the month/year on the data tag.") Could you explain this to me, Glen? I appreciate all your responses.
 
sphanna said:
Thanks guys, I had forgotten that SW had the left handed threads. That is good to know. But as that goes, If they are both made by the same company, is that also true today? Or are the new ones the same internally and just differ in the data tags, etc?
Also, I don't understand this statement:("but don't forget to stamp the month/year on the data tag.") Could you explain this to me, Glen? I appreciate all your responses.
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The data plate has a place for the date and month of manufacture. A&C in CT has those already stamped that one can replace the plate on the new horn.
 

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Mike,
So how do I contact A&C? I have been unable to search for them. Don't know what A&C stands for.
 
While visiting A&L a year or so ago it's unbelieveable to see the parts being assembled to make a run of probably a thousand plus new horns.
Paul in CT
 
These repo horns are ok, but they do not give you the original sound as the original does. Also, the motor assembly is not the same as the original. They are different.

Either one will give you the same noisy sound.

Neil
THE HORN MAN
 
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