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Town Plans
AVALUABLE feature of the Dunlop road map of South-East England, published by Geographia, Ltd., 167 Fleet Street, London, E.C.4, is the inclusion' of 14 town plans, including those for five ports and seaside resorts. Covering an area south of a line through Birmingham and east from Bath, the map has a scale of five miles to the inch, whilst Greater London is depicted separately. Detail includes the marking of steep hills, sandy beaches and wooded areas, and the National Grid is superimposed.
No Aerial A VEHICLE radio incorporating .1-1 transistors and for which no external aerial is required has been developed by the VOKS011 radio concern of Rome, Italy. Output is sufficient for two loudspeakers although current consumption is small, and, in the worth of the Makers, "the sonorous power is. like a good traditional receiver."
The radio has an exceptionally slim tuning unit and a minor is incorporated under the scale, so that the component may be fixed_ to the bracket normally provided for the interior mirror.
Dispenser at £137 10s.
QELLING at £137 .10s., the C.C.P. fuel 1.--) dispenser represents the intention of Gilbarco, Ltd., 66 Parkway, London, N.W.1, to produce a pump suitable for operators but retaining the accuracy associated with "dispensers made for filling stations. It has an output of 10 g.p.m., but a delivery rate of 15 g.p.m. can he provided for an extra £7 10s.
A limit device can be fitted if desired, whilst the discharge register records up to 99+ gal. with inbuilt five-figure totalizer registering in tenths of a gallon. There is an 8-ft. hose.
R.A.C. Guide NEARLY 200 maps and town plans arc included in the 1959 "Guide and Handbook" of the Royal Automobile Club, available to members at 8s. 6d. and to non-members at Us. 6d. through RAC. offices. The 64-page atlas is printed in three colours, and information on some 4,000 towns and villages in the
British Isles is given. ,
Beam Patterns POPULAR models in their range of auxiliary driving lamps and headlamp optiques are described in a leaflet issued by Marchal Distributors, Ltd., Brook Lane North, Great West Road, Brentford, Middx. Pictures illustrate the beam patterns of the different types.
4 x 4 Shovel AFOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE shovel is to be put into production by Roadless Traction, Ltd., London Road, Hounslow.
Middx, and will be marketed by Bray Construction Equipment, Ltd., Faggs Road, Teltham, Middx. Having a safe working load of I ton, it has a maximum discharge height of 9 ft. under the lip
of the: cu: yd. (struck) bucket. The maximum forward thrust of the machine with four-Wheel drive engaged is 8,550 lb.
The power unit _is a Fordson Power , . Major of 51 b.h.p.
No Fouling EXCLUS1VE features are claimed for a Lai range of sparking plugs developed by the • AC-Deleo Division Of General Motors, Ltd., Dunstable, Beds. -Known as hot-tip plugs, they have an air space around the end of the central electrode which is stated to prevent the formation of fouling deposits. A special insulating material is used, and the top of the main insulator is ribbed to prevent electrical leakage.
The non-detachable plugs are available for all ears and commercials at the same price as those they supersede.
Independent Hook PAA 1-ton floor crane with a jib elevated by cable, but which can also be supplied with an independent hook movement, has been devised by Lynbar Precision Tools, Allington Lane, West End, Southampton. The lift of the jib is up to 8. ft., whilst the movement of the hook, which is by means of a hydraulic ram, is through 3 ft. The crane costs £92 without the ram or. £115 incorporating this refinement.
Sheathed Plugs AGLOW plug for oil engines has been produced by K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd., Putney Vale, London, S.W.15, in conjunction with the Met ropol itanVickers Electrical Co., Ltd. It has a sheathed element to replace the conventional exposed coil. It is stated that with a ",working end" diameter of only +, in., compared with about 11 in. for an average conventional plug, the new product needs a correspondingly smaller entrance hole
In to the Combustion chamber.
This allows larger coolant passages and reduces lostcompression effect. Current consumption is reduced to less than -half that of ordinary, plugs; and as the units are designed to be connected in parallel, if one becomes unserviceable the others will' continue to function and the engine can still be started. The plugs are available with a 10-mm, mounting thread in short and long reaches.
Handy Sprayer COSTING £44 10s., the Tuffy paintspraying outfit introduced by the Aerograph Devillaiss Co., Ltd., 47 Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C.1, incorporates an electrically. driven compressor which may be plugged into a lighting socket_ Its capacity is 2 c.f.m., and the gun has an adjusting screw to Control the volume of paint delivery. There is 12 ft. of air hose and the gun has a capacity of 1 qt. Weighing only 34 lb., the Tufty outfit is intended for use in small garages': Hoist Rams ENABLING vehicles to be raised when supported on a track-type rhoit. to .facilitate attention to suspension Components, hydraulic rams with bridge supports capable of adjustment to suit varying track widths are being sold in Britain by Bellanger Bros. (London), Ltd., 306 Holloway Road, London, N.7. The rams are made in capacities of 11 tons, 3 tons and 6 tons at respective prices of £49 10s., £62 10s. and £65 10s. A handoperated 3-ton model costs £49 10s.
Breakdown Kits KITS containing a Small range of tools sufficient for a driver to cope with roadside breakdowns are being -offered by Thomas Meldrurn, Ltd., John Street, Sheffield, 2. Contained in a metal box, they include seven sockets of optional S.A.E., Whitworth or metric sizes, pliers, screwdrivers, a plug spanner and a right-angle key and extension. The retail price is £3 5s.