Re: Roosevelt 1936 Buenos Aires Packard

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/12/22 9:05:00

I posted it in response to O_D's post about the hub covers being for steel disc wheel cars.

Actually I said that the LARGE cover was for the steel disc wheels, implying I guess but without saying that there was a smaller one that wasn't. Next time I'll try to be more complete.

In response to PackardV8s question, the generators of that era had their current (amperage) output controlled by an adjustable 3rd brush. If you wanted more or less output, you opened the hood, took a thin dime or screwdriver, and adjusted the position of the 3rd brush to give more or less. Generator maximum output in that era was in the range of 20-28 amps. Even in my 34 (which as the special, "high output red label generator") it takes a roadspeed of about 30 mph to generate enough to compensate for head and tailights and a single Trippe. So no, no way the electrical load from all that nonsense could have been supported by the OEM system.