Thanks for looking at my listing for the very strange and very rare Wilcot Robot Trafficators

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These trafficators were only released for a couple of months in 1933 by Morris and were then withdrawn and nearly all destroyed.

They have been left as found.  It appears the old wire was utterly useless (enclosed) and they have been rewired.  I have drawn the circuit for you and wired in the switch which was not done.

 90% australia will get free super-express freight worth $49 if you ask first with your postcode.  Nearly all Overseas will get UPS delivery at $39 (these are heavy) which is way under half of normal rates BUT ASK FIRST. If you click first, then full rates apply as I cannot change them. They are generally in good condition but do have minor "faults" as per the photos.  (eg small splits in the thin chromey outer skin).  The photos show the condition and the photos are the basis for sale. By buying you agree that the photos are the basis of condition (paypal crap).

The pull-out "timer" part does not seem to work, but does not stop the units from working quite happily. (Having driven a car daily for twelve years with a MANUAL (ie like this now) sd84 dash trafficator-switch, I can safely say these timer ideas are bloody useless and pointless anyway as the "time" is always wrong for varying turns!!!!!!)

the following is some info on them.

This is a rare set of 1933 Wilcot Robot direction lights.

 Used in 1933 for barely a few months, then withdrawn … nearly all were destroyed…

 William Morris Of Morris Motors was too scabby to pay the licence fee on solenoid units of 6d a set that Lucas passed on from the German patent owner, and he decided it was a good idea to use these Wilcot Robot Trafficators on the 1933 Morris’.  The ministry refused to sanction them as they were too confusing and they ended being a white elephant just a couple of months later.  It cost him 50,000 quid for the whole debacle as he had to remove them from all cars with them on and put Lucas traffs on … and then they were all destroyed bar a few. A few were sold as kids toys.  Good one Willy… shoulda paid the sixpence. Bet he was sorely pissed !!!

 Funnily enough they are closer to the modern flashing light, than a trafficator is.

 The units have limited info.  They look like a set of traffic lights.  Remembering the modern traffic light did not appear till the twenties after many experimental designs… including a gas one in 1860 that exploded and did in the copper sitting on top of the pole operating it !!, The colours are Amber , amber and green at the bottom.  

 The units APPARENTLY show green for the direction selected and a double amber for the other side. .. and then switch over for the other direction (little wonder they banned them… isn’t it bizarre no-one though of a flashing light…)….. BUT I cannot find out anything else.

 The switch has a “straight ahead position” , but  I can’t see any point to any light being on then.  No information on this at all

 The switch has ten multiple contact poles, but only four do anything.

 The twelve o’clock is the triple contact

 Looking at the back with the triple at twelve o’clock

 Left is ten o’clock to eleven o’clock          (terminals connect)

Centre is  eleven o’clock to one o’clock      (  “  “       “   “   )

And Right is one o’clock to two o’clock     (  “  “        “   “  )

 

I have tried continuity on all combinations, but the above are all that do anything.

 

It is set up thus and I have left it that way…

 

LEFT = green on left, and Amber on right

RIGHT = green on right and Amber on left

 

CENTRE does nothing.

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The lights themselves have three actives going in and one common  ie four. Each lamp has a separate wire going in along the 4-core cable.  Whilst this seems unnecessary for the double amber… they appear to be full of unused redundnacies… ANY wiring steup can easily be done as all three components have a long 4 core cable ….. thus the meeting of these is the way the setup is designated.

 

 

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Obviously it can be 6 volts or 12 volts or even 24 volts depending on the festoons used. 

 

Also bigger wattages are possible… the plastic is not modern plastic but a very dense fibrous one that is not affected by temperature