vintage

  1. sythai

    Interesting vintage Honeywell

    Hi Guys Took this out today whilst on a refurb, not a model I've come across during last 25 years of 'being a spark!' Any ideas what era it's from, guessing 60's maybe 🤔 Cheers Sy
  2. NicoNix

    Help with a vintage doorbell and wiring

    Help please! Got this to use as a doorbell but unsure of specifics and wiring. If someone could maybe help with a diagram/specific parts or even drawing on the photos to show me! I’m a DIYer, very aware of health and safety with electrics, busy renovating an old property. I’ve put lights...
  3. S

    Wanted - Vintage Mk Electric Light Switch 4 Gang

    Wanted - Vintage Mk Electric Light Switch 4 Gang 2 Way - need of 3 these longer type of switches - 3 or 4 gang would be ok
  4. Mark W

    Vintage BrookHirst DC motor starters.

    We are in the process of restoring 4 of a group of 5 Brookhirst DC motor starters from 1936. These are a thing of beauty and the engineering in terms of interlocking and ratchet control is incredible. These are all from the same pumping station that controlled well pumps and booster pumps...
  5. Lucien Nunes

    Lucien's vintage fairground electrics thread

    In which we can discuss and reminisce about such wonderful and fascinating subjects as: The origin of the Ward-Leonard speed control system Speedways, octopuses & big wheels Old British trucks Summer evenings, girls & candy floss Orange 2-pin plugs Tungsten light bulbs Mather & Platt dynamos...
  6. Mark W

    Vintage switchgear restored and installed to form part of my living room.

    Afternoon All Some of you may be interested in one of my projects. I have nearly finished a themed room at my home and we have used some vintage switchgear as part of the decoration, I just need to finish off the skirting board. The next stage is to wire up the semaphores so that they operate...
  7. SJD

    Vintage Honeywell panel heater control?

    Just wondering if anyone has come across a Honeywell "Electric Comfort Control" panel, per the attached photo, and knows anything more about it. More for curiosity than anything else. This was in a house I did an EICR for earlier this week. There are two heating 30A ring final circuits...
  8. Genedna

    1928 vintage car and using a lifePO4 battery to run some items.

    Hi!! I have a 1928 vintage car, and want to run a Stereo with AMP, and install some airhorns. The car uses a 6V battery, so I bought a separate LIFEPO4 100AH, 12V battery to run these items. The stereo amp needs 15A, and the airhorns are also 15A. The stereo unit, not sure yet (trying to find...
  9. D

    Lovely Old Vintage Megger

    Not mine , but thought I would pop a link here as someone might fancy it ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Megger-Major-1000v-Tester/133580523709?hash=item1f1a0508bd%3Ag%3A4GEAAOSwau5ftUcI&LH_ItemCondition=4
  10. R

    Vintage Drinks Cabinet Lighting Problem

    Hi, During these tricky times I decided I needed a drinks cabinet and so bought a vintage Beautility from Ebay. It looks great but the interior cabinet light doesn't function. It's supposed to come on when the door opens and the top of the cabinet puts pressure on the switch turning the light...
  11. happysteve

    Old ISCO, just interested in the vintage

    Nice old iron-clad service cutout, just wondered how old it is? Apparently the smart-meter fitter took one look at it and said, "I'm not touching that, this is a job for Western Power." I'll get the client to ask nicely for PME while they're at it, and an isolator (currently TT, Victorian semi)
  12. Dartlec

    Surely this isn't really a "vintage" tester? (ebay link)

    Idly browsing fleabay and I ran across this: I know standards were once rather laxer, but surely this was never an actual manufactured product? More like some maniac in a shed cackling as he put it together? Brass may be less conductive than copper, but even so (not sure I'd trust to there...
  13. Nightmer

    UK Earthing a vintage brass lamp to the lamp base

    I have a couple of old metal/brass lamps to which adding an earthed lampholder would be tricky (either the entry for 3 wires is VERY small or the lamp holder is integral to the lamp and is original). All of these lamps have a screw within the base which appear to be for an earth wire - is this...
    • Nightmer
    • Thread
    • adding brass couple earthed earthing fittings holder lamp lamps new old screw vintage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. F

    How to Wire a new vintage lamp holder

    Hey all I just bought a new vintage lamp holder from eBay, I assumed that because it has a metal casing that it would need a 3 core wire cable, but it doesn’t seem to have a place for the earth wire. I’ll add some photos, could someone please help to whether I need the earth wire and if so where...
    • finbowles
    • Thread
    • holder how to lamp lamp holder new vintage wire wiring
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  15. T

    anybody know what this old vintage electrical item is ?

    does anyone know what this is ? info on tag seems to say : amalgamated -------- ( australia ) sydney nsw .. and the number seems to be , maybe : b54392 ?
  16. D

    Parts for vintage service station lights..

    I have some vintage service station lights similar to the attached photo. However, they don't have any sockets, nor anyway to connect them to the conduit. I've been unable to locate these parts.
    • Dwight
    • Thread
    • light lights looking parts service station vintage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  17. M

    Vintage electromagnet doorbell wiring

    Hello there, I come to seek advice from vintage electrically minded people. I have been tasked with wiring a vintage IBEX doorbell up in our house and cant seem to get it to work. Before I go on here is some useful information: I am unsure what voltage the doorbell actually is. I have it...
  18. R

    Vintage display cabinet lighting

    Can someone please advise how I can get this plug to work into a UK power socket? We have just bought a Vintage 1970s display unit which has lighting built in and this very small plug attached. Can someone please advise what I can do or need to get this working? Do I need an adapter?
  19. Nightmer

    Attaching an earth tag to a vintage lamp holder

    I have several vintage lamp holders and would like to use them because they have a good look. I found these earth tags (Earth Tag For 10mm Allthread Rod [PLU95920] - https://www.lampspares.co.uk/earth-tag-for-10mm-allthread-rod) and wondered how to attach them to my lamps for them to work. Is...
  20. HVManiac

    Need help with identifying the type of connector on vintage Sears kettle

    Hello everyone, Guys I've an old Sears kettle that I still use. But recently I noticed that the power cord connector to the kettle is wiggly, but still works. Since, it looks like a removable connector I tried to pull it slightly but it doesn't seem to be removable. Anyone here has any idea...
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