Skulldigger
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I just finished rebuilding a KD Lamp 888 that was full of surprises. This is one of the neighbors gifts and was sitting on a shelf in his shed for who knows how many years. Filthy. it was wired when I got it to be a Quadra Flash type light with the lower bulb carriage screwed to the base and all of the original wiring cut out. I had no idea why anyone would do that to a light until I started making discoveries.
The first surprise was the wiring in side of the motor. It was cloth covered. From what I can research that stopped about 1956. The second big surprise was when I powered it up for the first time. It spun like an out of control carousel. I knew right away this was actually a 6 volt motor. Not being stamped 6 volts suggests to me it was built before 6 volt was not a standard.
It's a great looking light. I my opinion how the Federal Model 14 should have been made with the taller skirt. This is the original dome and the original base gasket. I kinda want to put a red or blue dome on it.
The stamped ID on the skirt has the "Fat Man" emblem, which also suggests early model.
I am waiting for some 6 volt bulbs to come in (getting hard to find by the way) and then I can do a short video.
The lack of an SAE-W3 stamping also suggests early. I have found one KD 888 with a SAE-W3-68 stamping so I know they did use the standard.
I actually recorded the entire restoration process and plan to put that on my Youtube channel in a day or so. It's a little long but I think it will be interesting to those wanting to restore something like this.
Any info or comments welcome about these lights.
The first surprise was the wiring in side of the motor. It was cloth covered. From what I can research that stopped about 1956. The second big surprise was when I powered it up for the first time. It spun like an out of control carousel. I knew right away this was actually a 6 volt motor. Not being stamped 6 volts suggests to me it was built before 6 volt was not a standard.
It's a great looking light. I my opinion how the Federal Model 14 should have been made with the taller skirt. This is the original dome and the original base gasket. I kinda want to put a red or blue dome on it.
The stamped ID on the skirt has the "Fat Man" emblem, which also suggests early model.
I am waiting for some 6 volt bulbs to come in (getting hard to find by the way) and then I can do a short video.
The lack of an SAE-W3 stamping also suggests early. I have found one KD 888 with a SAE-W3-68 stamping so I know they did use the standard.
I actually recorded the entire restoration process and plan to put that on my Youtube channel in a day or so. It's a little long but I think it will be interesting to those wanting to restore something like this.
Any info or comments welcome about these lights.