Equipment - Taillight switch and fuse board, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1950

Historical information

Item used to switch on or off the red tail lights circuit on a tram. Made by the SECV. The board was located next to the 6V battery that was used to power the tram tail lights when the trolley pole was being reversed under a passenger seat..

Significance

Demonstrates an item fitted to a tramcar to switch an external lighting circuit.

Physical description

Softwood wood board with a bakelite two pole switch marked "on" and "off" and a Federal 250V 15A rewireable ceramic fuse attached. Has remnants of cloth covered copper wire on the rear. See item 9024 for an associated drawing.

Inscriptions & markings

"12" in blue pencil.

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