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T"spare parts department of Vauxhall Motors. Ltd., has installed a telephone answering machine which, during the night and at other times when the staff are off duty, records incoming telephone messages. Thus, agents can place orders outside normal working hours knowing that they will receive attention immediately the department resumes its duties.
The machine employed for the service is manufactured by Gate Electronics, Ltd., and is marketed by R.F. Electronic Developments, Ltd., 20 Orchard Street, London, W.I. When a telephone call is received the unit plays automaticalqr. is prerecorded announcement inviting the caller to record a message. It conforms Noral cast underfrarne pedestals are secured to the chassis by U-bolts and bolted to the body cross-bearers. They are available up to 9 in. high and, compared to fabricated supports, provide a
torthwhile saving in labour.
with G.P.O. regulations and can be hired for £1 15s a week on a five-year contract.
American Winches U./INCHES providing line pulls ranging vif from 6,000-10,000 lb. are manufactured by the Braden Winch Company, Oklahoma. U.S.A. They are designed for mounting on vehicles and are now available in this country and Northern Ir eland through Thompson Bros. (Engineers), Ltd., Archery Works, Archery Road, London, S.E.9, who are the sole agents.
Cast Pedestals TIfE Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Banbury, Oxfordshire, have extended their range of die-cast aluminium alloy bodywork underframe pedestals. Units 5 in., 7 in, and 9 in. high are now available weighing 2.9, 3.4 and 4.3 lb. each respectively. They cost 12s., 125. 9d. and 16s. 10d. each.
The pedestals are cast in Norai 117 alloy and the method of mounting ensures that the casting is always in compression. The pedestal is attached to the chassis by a U-bolt and secured to the body cross-bearer by three bolts.
Versatile Motor AN electric motor fitted with integral gearing which provides three output shafts operating at different speeds is.produced by B: 0. Morris, Ltd., lvforrisfiex Works, Briton Road, Coventry. The motor develops 0.4 h.p. and the speeds of the output drives are 3,000, 9,000 and 15,000 r.p.m.
It is known as the Morrisflex 300 and is intended primarily as a power unit for rotary cutters or grinding wheels. Two quickly connected armoured flexible shafts are provided with the motor; one is used with the 3.000 and 9,000 r.p.m. outputs and the other, which is distinc
tively coloured, is supplied for the 15000 r.p.m. drive.
No Stand-by AN amplifier which consumes only 1-.1 1.5 amp. for a 12-w. output is manufactured by WS Electronics, Ltd., Brunel Road, East Acton, London, W.3. It operates from a 12or 24-v. D.C. supply and is well suited for use in passenger address equipment for coaches. The amplifier, which is designated the D109, employs transistors and measures only 6-1in. by 4 in. by 4 in. The transistors do not need to warm up after the unit is switched on so that the D109. unlike amplifiers with conventional valves, does not have .to be kept at current consuming stand-by between announcements.
It is simple to install and wiring consists of a single cable to the battery and two leads to the loudspeakers. The D109 in 12or 24-v. form costs i19 10s.
Compact Power ABATTERY which is suitable for any car or petrol-engined light van with a 12-v. electrical system has been introduced by Varley Dry Accumulators, Ltd.. By-pass Road, Barking. Essex. The new unit, known as the Universal, employs Varley's patented construction method whereby the plates and separators are assembled under compression.
This enables thin plates to be used without loss of mechanical strength, permitting the incorporation of 13 Plates in each cell of the battery. Normally seven plates are fitted in the cells of lead-acid batteries.
Thus, the Universal measures only 91 in. by 511 in. by 81 in. but is capable of a high-rate efficiency comparable to that of the larger car batteries currently in use. The single model offered is designated the UNI-I. It costs f8 13s. 6d. and is covered by a two-year guarantee.
Motorway Advice A FOLDER now obtainable from any
R.A.C. office and entitled "Know your Motorway," contains a map of the V11 and its environs and indicates how, in the event of a breakdown, it is possible to pinpoint one's position on the road by the inscriptions on the S.O.S. telephone boxes.