11 Set stuff

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Plastic or metal? I was thinking along Mike's lines. Plastic in the late 30s stuff was restricted to small parts likely because of the strength issue. That panel is held in place by 2 bolts 10 inches apart and near the edges. The weight of the cables is all hanging off the panel too and would get flopping around in rough conditions.
Chris, have you got a picture of one of those catches?

There's plastic and there's plastic. The Switchboard, Charging, No.5 used with the WS9 and WS19 is made from a single sheet of some black plastic and it's probably almost twice the area of the item under discussion. I think it's about 1/4" or 3/8" thick, and secured to two wooden battens (for mounting to the truck) by a couple of woodscrews.

I'll try and get some detailed measurements tomorrow, and photos of the catch (which appears to be spring brass on one of the spare valve cases for the WS38).

Chris.