Another Hub Dynamo question

Richard Bates said:

Are Schmidt and SON the same thing?

Yes.

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Quoted message said:

Richard Bates said:

Are Schmidt and SON the same thing?

Yes.

SON = Schmidt's Original Naben(hub)dynamo

When Wifried Schmidt first designed the SON, he licenced/sold the design to
Union (now Marwi), who made a cheapskate job of manufacturing it, so the
connections out from the generator inside the hub to the terminals outside
broke fairly easily.
After a while, he got fed up with this state of affairs, retrieved the
design, and started making it himself, properly, and marketed it as the
"Original" non-cheapskate version. (It had done the rounds of shows &
magazine reviews for a couple of years before Union started manufacture)

Andrew

(as you might guess, I've got a dead Union version (WING-1) in the back of a
drawer somewhere)

Andrew Sweetman said:

Quoted message said:

(as you might guess, I've got a dead Union version (WING-1) in the back of a
drawer somewhere)

If it is the version where you can't see the bearings from outside, SON
can update the interior with their own stator for a reasonable fee.
Other Wings can be repaired.

Contact the factory if you're interested
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