Reply to: RE: [VAC] Mostly 110v in 1957
Actually they were originally all like that until about 1959, when Airstream went to a
dual 110v/12v fixture, and then all 12v lamps once the Univolt came along in about
1963. The concept was that when "camping away from facilities" (AS brochure term),
"the Butane gas lamps provide illumination". That and that one dim 12v light fixture.
The 1958 Traveler I just looked at (at 18 feet hardly trailer park material).
When you think about it, there wasn't a miniature 12 volt bulb available at the time
with enough illumination for area lighting. The stop/turn type lamps still required
focusing lenses just to be seen.
RJ
VintageAirstream.com
Agrijeep wrote:
>In a message dated 3/5/01 9:36:23 AM Mountain Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>writes:
>
><< my 1960 Tradewind has an A/C and a D/C in every
> electrical fixture incl. lights, and outlets. > >>
>
> In contrast to Toby's '60, all the interior electrical outlets in my 1957 >22'
>Flying Cloud are 120 volt AC. The sole exception is one 12 volt dome >light that is
>powered from the tow vehicle's battery, useful for checking >inside the trailer at
>dark when still on the road. The all 120 volt AC >wiring in this '57 tells me it was
>built for use in trailer parks and other >fixed sites as opposed to bookdocking. >
>Fred Coldwell
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