Happy Times - Is it a nickname or a Company?

[sofasurferlinux]

I'm seeing a lot of reference to "HT motors". I searched the meaning and came up with "Happy Time motor". But I can find out if this is a nickname for our fun little hobbie power plants or if it is the name of a particular motor out of the multitudes.

And this leads me to another question... All of these China motors look alike (does that make me a racist?). But I hear that they are all but the same. So how do I tell which company makes a particular motor and how do I tell a China from a U.S.A.?

[Finfan]

As far as I know it's a nickname the same as "China Girl".

[Norco John]

Wasn't the "Happy Time Gas Motor and Artificial Heart Factory" one of the first companies to build theses little poppers? ;D

[GeneFiorot]

I thought the nickname was the height of cynicism.

[Cabinfever1977]

all the motors that look alike is from china. on each website they will tell you the brand of motor and when you get the motor it might have a sticker and/or metal badge plate.