the meter light, horn, trouble lamp, etc. The tail light can be so connected that it will light when either the head lights or side lights are illuminated or when both are used. The screws used for making connections to the fuse terminals are of a pattern that cannot be entirely removed, which prevents their being lost. The fuses Fig. 253. Fuse Box, Connection Block, Junction Box and Lighting Switch Used in Connection with Westinghouse Lighting System. are of the indicating type, or glass tube fuses may be supplied in which the fuse wire itself is visible. A 15 ampere fuse should be used in the head light circuit, a 5 ampere fuse in the side light circuit and 15 ampere fuses in the extra circuit. The lighting switches used are of the push button type and are similar in operation to those used in house lighting. They are made in two, three and four gang types, or may be of the form shown at Fig. 253, which combines an ignition switch. Coupling boxes are provided to make possible the ready removal of the body from the chassis as these bring all the wiring to one point and make it possible to disconnect the bodies without cutting wires or unsoldering joints. Small junction boxes are used wherever a branch circuit is tapped Fig. 254. Showing Unconventional Starting Pinion Shifting Arrangement Used on FIAT Automobiles. off the main wiring. These are very useful, as no soldering or taping of joints is required and proper connections are assured. An ingenious application of a Westinghouse starting motor to the FIAT car is outlined at Fig. 254. The motor is contained in a housing or box attached to the crank case foot and is connected to the flywheel through reduction gearing. A sliding pinion on the electric motor operated shaft is adapted to engage with teeth cut in the circumference of the flywheel. The motor is started by a switch attached to the rear end of the motor housing, this switch is operated by a lever engaging with a fork attached to the long shaft shown in illustration. This type of control is distinct from others in use as it is operated by the change speed lever, so it is Points Closed Points... Open Fig. 255.-View Showing Operation of West inghouse Automatic Cutout. impossible to start the motor when transmission gears are in mesh. The gear shift lever is carried over into an additional slot in the H plate, it of course being impossible to operate the change speed gears as long as the shift lever is in the starting slot. The generator is suspended from a bracket attached to one of the frame cross members and is driven by means of a silent chain from a sprocket attached to a flywheel. The generator supporting bracket is provided with a simple means of adjustment to take care of the chain stretch. The generator mounting is not shown in the illustration. The Kemco Fan-Generator System.-Considerable difficulty has been experienced by motorists owning old-model cars and desiring to fit electric-lighting systems on account of no provision having been made by the makers of the car for installing or driving a suitable generator of electricity. A combined fan and dynamo which is novel in construction is shown at Fig. 256, A. In this the rotary member of the generator is provided with a series of fan blades and is intended to replace the cooling fan usually supplied on most cars, whether air or water cooled. The dynamo portion is very compact and very little of the efficiency of the cooling fan is sacrificed to obtain the advantages incidental to electric lighting. The generator is so arranged that it may be driven by the fan belt in just the same manner as the fan originally supplied Fig. 257.-Method of Installing the Kemco Starting Motor. with the car. A wiring diagram showing the method of installing the various components comprising the Kemco lighting system is presented at B, while the appearance and method of mounting the generator are shown in the drawing above it. The application of the Kemco Starting Motor to a car that was not designed initially for a self-starting system is shown at Fig. 257. This motor takes current from the storage battery in a conventional way, the battery being kept charged by the Kemco Fan-Generator. The application is extremely simple, the motor |