Alternator 15

With the tendency of cars to be fitted with more electrical equipment it is becoming increasingly important to fit an alternator rather than a dynamo. This film examines the advantages of an alternator and shows research, aided by computers, into the most acceptable design

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Credits

director

John Armstrong

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000308

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Research, Industrial

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Maintenance and repair

Documentary

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1968

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