Here you go. This is off my original paint 6/1950 Red touring Rapide. Original sealed beam, btw. Sorry about the clutter in the background!
Headlamp codes
- Thread starter stevee
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Yes, forever confusing, but we need some way to differentiate! Excellent line on the 8" units!
One has to be careful. There were often changes from the general specs, which were often filed out in advance, and the final specifications. This is the beauty of the new scanned works records (thank you, Simon!) and the old microfiche ones. With the new, one can differentiate between handwritings and such which was not really possible in the microfiche copies. I find the forensic side of restoration quite interesting and enlightening.
Thats what I always thought. Yet depending on the person you may get 7" or 6.5"
It looks like to two 7" buckets look very similar and the main difference being the rolled edge to accept the sealed beam rim.
Always good see good pictures.
Glen,
Thanks for posting such clear pictures for all to see. It seems tome that this will clear up some confusion for us lay people.
Best
Gene.
Thanks for posting valuable pictures of this Miller sealed beam unit.
Your sealed beam bulb, GE 6v with no alignment tits, appears OEM as well.
If this Miller sealed beam is still available, is there a photo of the inside the shell and the dipper switch associated please?
Thank you
Craig
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There seemed to be a mix of what came to the states. Typically the larger sealed beam units but not always. I heard but not confirmed that the sealed beam was also mandatory in France then? Problem with the sealed beam is that with a Miller generator the whole system won't "balance" out. Just like the government;"A little debt".
Which Lucas headlamp is specified on the B Rapide, please? My May '48 Rapide #705 has a Lucas SSU700 Headlamp with 6V sealed beam bulb fitted, which I am planning to replace with the 6.5 AKA 7 inch Miller. The shell has a poorly done (runs) black wrinkle paint. I assumed the Lucas was not original as the Brampton forks have been chrome plated at some point but bike has later been used for racing as front mudguard is absent, rear is valenced but no stays are present, seat chopped up to reduce size and height, and tail lamp is later (60's) Lucas. Some time ago, Simon was kind enough to tell me the pertinent information from the build sheet but did not mention a Lucas headlamp, which I think would be an oddity worth mentioning. Thank you. John.
Can you post the build sheet to confirm Lucas 7" headlamp on this B Rapide?
I recall viewing many build sheets for 1947-48 and never seeing anything but 7" scrawled near the lighting text or 7"lamp down in remarks.
After posting these pics, and seeing Lucas as the magneto description, maybe that (Lucas) was also mistakenly applied to the headlamp description instead of understanding 7" was Miller 74CV.
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