The other thing we tend to forget is that once the light plant was purchased, the house had to be wired.Today we have a slightly different Lost and Found as it has to do with not a truck but a front end loader. The ability to run a refrigerator sold a lot of Kohler light plants. The volt AC plant was fully automatic and ran whenever power was needed: Turn on a light anywhere in the house or barn, and the light plant started.Ĭities and towns were wired for volts AC, so corresponding appliances were produced in higher numbers at lower prices. The major drawbacks were voltage loss over long runs and the fact that 32 volts was 'non-standard. The volt plant was cheaper and simpler, and if the batteries were sized right the engine only needed to run once a week.
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The farmer had to make a choice of buying a volt battery plant with a generator to charge it such as a Delco or a volt plant, such as a Kohler. All told, the home light plant was a great success - probably more than anyone can imagine when you consider the kerosene lantern that was kicked over by a cow that burned down Chicago. We sold Maytag washers with volt motors, but few other volt appliances. The transmission of 32 volts DC power required much larger wire than volt AC. GMAC financing was a convenient tool for the dealership, as it also provided a floor plan for the dealer's inventory. We were required to attend a yearly training seminar in Philadelphia, and by the time you completed the session you knew your product - and your competitors' products. I know firsthand, because we sold Frigidaire products and were equally trained in a most aggressive fashion. The success of Delco was attributed largely to the high-pressure sales training of General Motors. After the plates dried out the lead was gathered and sold to the junk man. I remember taking a set to the local town dump and shooting the jars with a caliber rifle. Getting rid of the spent batteries was a problem, as the glass jars containing the lead and acid had to be handled with extreme care. We also sold Gould's light plant batteries. We were not Delco dealers, but we sold a few Westinghouse light plants. Arthur, IL The recent article in GEM January nicely depicted the Delco story and brought back memories of my younger days in the appliance business in the s.
I was elated! Here is what is on the stick it looks like a tube of grease that would fit in a grease gun. I got a reply from a gentleman who mailed me a stick. I read Helen's article in the January GEM on flat belts and saw the request to pass along information on belt dressing. I always tell them it's for three reasons: 1 When they used steam engines it was to keep the sparks away from straw stack. A lot of people ask me why they use such long belts on threshing machines. I sure like to sit on them and hear the sweet music from the exhaust as the governor kicks in and out. I love to belt up and run something with the belt. He told me he got it at a music store - that's about the only place he can find it. We had a New Year's party that had string music, and I asked the man playing fiddle where he got his rosin. I ran threshers, corn shredders and lot of other things with belts. I would take a hammer and powder it up, put linseed oil in with it and put it on while the belt was running. I read the article about belts in the January issue Stationary Engine List, page I will be 90 years old Feb.
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