Vintage Working 1921 Ge Tungar Bulb Battery Charger Museum Quality Model T Era on 2040-parts.com
US $114.79
Location:
Fountain, Colorado, United States
Condition:Used
ITEM INFORMATION: --Museum Quality Restoration--
WORKING 15 Volt 1 Amp (12 volt Nominal Bulb Spec.) GE Tungar Automotive Battery Charger Cat 195520 C.S. 262016 115 VAC 7.5 / 15 Volts D.C. 2 / 1 Amps 60 Cycles Circa 1921 Original patent 1916
Original Patina! New GE Tungar Bulb Free Thomas Edison Electric Co. socket adapter Included! (see OEM diagram)
| Working quality OEM restored chargers of this vintage are RARE!
Restoration Highlights See diagram for OEM detail comparison!
- New OEM appearing Cloth Charge Cord:
---New 8-foot (approx) OEM appropriate Black Cloth Charge Cord ---New OEM Appropriate Red & Black Cloth Charge Leads ---Brass OEM Appropriate Crimp Cord Protector ---Brass Charge Lead rod tips Similar to OEM - New(ish) GE Cat No. 206501 Charge/Regulator Tungar Bulb with Original Box.
- New OEM Appropriate cloth power cord with old stock Bakelite Plug
- Original One-Piece Porcelain Cord Feed-thru Insulator
- Original OEM Porcelain Dual Tungar Bulb & Fuse socket
- New Old Stock Hexagonal Screw-in Glass Fuse
- OEM porcelain wire nuts on transformer coil leads
- New cloth insulated Tungar output lead with original OEM clip
Restoration Details - This charger sat on my shelf for about 15 years before finally making the leap to get it restored. THE REASON I delayed was because of the COST and TIME involved in getting it done right AND there was no guarantee that the coil was still good when I was done - IT WAS GOOD! At the same time, I wanted to maintain the original finish and patina which are in excellent shape for such an old garage-type automotive tool.
- The charge cord is a new extra long (over 8 feet) replacement with red and white cloth leads soldered-in. Cotton wrapped at splice and crimped with brass cord protection strap as would have been on original cord. Cord is tipped with brass rod-type tips similar to the original as clips were not on original design (clips with round crimp holes are available that the rods would slip into if you wanted the extra functionality).
- This charger had a non-stock socket jumpered-in with a substitute non-Edison base Tungar bulb. These were removed and the entire works were uninstalled cleaned and reinstalled in the proper OEM configuration. OEM porcelain socket was disassembled, cleaned, all conductor parts cleaned for good clean conductance contact and appearance as well. New slotted mounting bolts used on OEM porcelain socket to replace missing bolts.
- New NOS black cloth power cord with old stock bakelite plug.
- New Cloth insulated Tungar bulb clip lead with original bulb clip.
- Newish GE Tungar Bulb with Edison base and NOS hexagonal glass screw-in fuse.
- Open Circuit Test at 17 VDC. Charge test at 14 VDC 1 amp (this would vary according to battery condition)
NOTE: Tungar bulbs are very resilient to shorted battery Cells.
Materials Cost | Charger- UNRESTORED with bad leads, rough electrical shape | $14 | Tungar Bulb | $58 | OEM Porcelain Dual Socket | $12 | Cloth Cords 15 Feet | $32 | Edison Adapter | $6 | Brass, Fuse, misc. | $7 | TOTAL Cost without labor | $129 |
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I will cram it into a flat rate box upon request but it barely fits and the buyer would have to assume all responsibility if it gets damaged shipping via flat rate.
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