Re: Name this part

[Chris Nevard <spridgeteer@yahoo.com>]

--Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> wrote:
>
> Found in the boot of my MGB.
> 
>   It's a white plastic disc about the size of a coaster.
> 
>   It says "Smiths" on it and has a wire or two coming out
> of the edges.
> 
> -- 
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> 

These are quite rare . . 
The item here was very popular here in the UK back in the '70. They
were supplied to public houses free with the 'John Smiths' beer
delivery. When plugged into a 12V power supply the 'coaster' would
cool down thus creating a cold base to stand your pint of 'John
Smiths' on  - keeping it refreshingly cool on those hot summer days.
They went out of fashion because publicans had difficuly in rigging up
a 12V supply throughout the pub.  ;-)   - sorry I couldn't resist this
one.

Seriously though could it be the innerds of a tacho or speedo?
==
Chris Nevard

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