General Information

Serial #

4-QD02395

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL BASE/ METAL CAP & PARTS/ CORK GASKET

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.9 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

8.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive engineering

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Autolite

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Sarnia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1936

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SWITCHING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING & ADJUSTING VOLTAGE & CURRENT OUTPUT OF GENERATOR USED TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC CURRENT IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Technical

EARLY VOLTAGE REGULATOR USING TWO-CHARGE OR TWO-STAGE PRINCIPLE FOR VOLTAGE LIMITING RATHER THAN CONSTANT VOLTAGE CONTROL WHICH WOULD LATER BE POSSIBLE USING VIBRATOR PRINCIPLE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "REG. CAN/ PAT. OFF./ AUTO-LITE/ SARNIA,/ ONT./ TWO CHARGE REGULATOR/ MODEL TC-4301A SERIAL 4-QD02395/ MADE IN/ CANADA"/ INCISED "AUTO-LITE" ON CAP

Missing

.1 BALLAST RESISTOR

Finish

GALVANIZED BASE/ GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CAP

Decoration

N/A