Regulator, voltage

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OBJECT TYPE: GENERATOR/VIBRATING/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0643.001

MANUFACTURER: Electric Auto-Lite Ltd.
MODEL: VRP-4001A
LOCATION: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 11C002582
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 STEEL BASE & CAP; METAL PARTS; CORK GASKET; CARBON RESISTOR/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 8.0 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. 1945
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: EXAMPLE OF EARLY GENERATION OF SOPHISTICATED DUAL VOLTAGE & CURRENT REGULATOR. SPECIFIED FOR INSTALLATION ON CHRYSLER 6 & 8 1940- 1942; DESOTO 1940-1942; DODGE 1940-1942; PLYMOUTH 1940-1942; PLYMOUTH TRUCK 1940-1941 ETC. (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PLATE READING "6 VOLT CHRYSLER CORP. OF CANADA LTD. MADE IN CANADA/ FULL VOLTAGE REGULATOR CURRENT CONTROL/ MODEL VRP-4001A 11C002582 MAX. AMPS. 35/ ELECTRIC AUTO-LITE LIMITED"/.2 RED & WHITE LETTERING READING "Genuine [SCRIPT]/ AUTO-LITE"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 GALVANIZED BASE; GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CAP/.2 BLUE
Decoration: .2 RED STRIPING ON ONE END

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Electric Auto-Lite Ltd., Regulator, voltage, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1997.0643, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0643.001/

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