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Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station - 1935

Fog Signal Equipment

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Fog Signal Kind:

 

Internal Combustion Kind:

 

Internal Comb Manufacturer:

 

Internal Comb Date:

 

Internal Comb Size:

 

Internal Comb Horsepower:

 

Internal Comb Fuel:

 

Internal Comb Starter:

 

Internal Comb compressor:

 

Compressor Maker:

 

Compressor seat:

 

Compressor Machinery:

 

Compressor diameter:

 

Compressor stroke:

 

Compressor rpms:

 

Character of air inlet:

 

Kind of Unloader:

 

Diam of Delivery Pipe:

 

 

Full diesel, 2 cycle, 2 cylinder.

 

Atlas Imperial Diesel Mfg. Co. Ser. #s 10752 (East) & 10751 (West)

 

 

 

7" x 8"

 

40

 

diesel

 

air 250 lbs

 

"V" type, 4 cylinder

 

Gardner-Denver Co., Quincy

 

 

 

size: 5" x 5.5"; air capacity: 40 lbs maintained for diaphones.

Internal Combustion Signal

Auxiliary Compressors

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Engine Maker:

 

Engine Serial Number:

 

Engine Cylinder Size:

 

Engine HP:

 

Engine Speed (RPM):

 

Starter:

 

Size, Capacity, Receivers:

 

Remarks:
 

 

Compressor Kind:

 

Compressor Maker:

 

Compressor Serial Number:

 

Compressor Cylinder Size:

 

Compressor Air Capacity:

 

Compressor rpms:

Air cooled 4 cycle

 

Wisconsin Motor Co.

 

AF 2835

 

3 1/4" x 4"

 

5 HP

 

725

 

Hand cranking

 

 

 

Engine is single cylinder, air cooled, 4 cycle gasoline unit. Spark plugs used are Champion Special; Magneto No. 8 Wico, style LD-1-KD-2 No. 15414.

 

Upright 2-stage

 

Curtis Mfg. Co.

 

Model F Style W 959-G

 

4 3/16" x 2 1/8" x 3.5"

 

250 lbs sq. in.

 

725 RPM direct connected.

Engine Generators

Storage Batteries

Engine Kind:

 

Engine Manufacturer:

 

Engine Serial Number:

 

Number of Cylinders (Engine):

 

Engine Cylinder Size:

 

Engine HP:

 

Fuel:

 

Starter:

 

Date Installed:

 

Generator Kind:

 

Generator Maker:

 

Generator Serial Number:

 

Generator Cylinder Size:

 

Air Capacity:

 

Number of Cylinders (Generator):

Model 2 Cw

 

Le Roi Milwaukee WI

 

 

 

4

 

3 1/8 x 4.5

 

110 V

 

Kerosene or gasoline

 

electric or hand

 

February 1934

 

 

 

Louis Allis Co.

 

North 177294, South 177291

 

 

 

110 V 5 KW DC

Kind:

 

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Cells per Tray:

 

Capacity:

 

Location:

 

Date Installed:

Lead acid spec gravity 1225 "Exide Iron Clad"

 

Electric Storage Battery Co.

 

56

 

3

 

220 AH

 

Battery room in basement

 

Feb. 1934

Number:

 

Diameter:

 

Height:

 

Capacity Cubic Feet:

 

Pressure in each:

 

Make of Reducing Valve:

 

Remarks:

2

 

4'

 

8'

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

Rec. gauges by American Steam gauge & valve Mfg. Co., Boston. Installed, 5/1/1934

Air Receiver

Engine Kind:

 

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Engine Serial Number:

 

Engine Cylinder Size:

 

Engine HP:

 

Engine Speed (RPM):

 

Starter:

 

Size, Capacity, Receivers:

 

Remarks:
 

 

Compressor Kind:

 

Compressor Maker:

 

Compressor Serial Number:

 

Compressor Cylinder Size:

 

Compressor Air Capacity:

 

Compressor rpms:

DC Motor - compound wound

 

Master

 

CK 13981 Type DM

 

 

 

2 HP

 

1725

 

Push button - automatic starter

 

 

 

Automatic Starter for Motor Compressor - Made by Industrial Controller Co. Milwaukee; for 3 HP, 115 V DC compound wound motor, magnetic overload relay. Class 7107-W5

 

Duplex - Upright

 

Gardner- Denver

 

67212 Unit # ADA 2001

 

3.5 " x 2"

 

250 lbs sq. in.

 

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