Carrier Instrument Panel Switch Guards
G’day Darrin and Bob,
I have observed a few things that will hopefully add to this discussion.
There seems to be three versions of the switch guard for LP2 and LP2A instrument panels.
The first is illustrated as Part No. 1005 in “List of Spare Parts for the Carrier, M.G. (Aust.)” on page 16. It is called “Guard Assy Panel Switch Bolted Type”. It is interesting in that it is designed to bolt onto the instrument panel using the two lower panel mounting bolts. It has a hole in the right side which allows the use of the inspection lamp socket. This type is also mentioned, with the same part number, on page 90 of “Carrier M.G. (Aust) Spare Parts Catalogue and Identification List (Revised)”. It states “A bolted type of guard for carriers that were issued without guard”. This type would have been used for the early panels that had no integral switch guard. I have never seen one of these guards, or even pictures of carriers with them.
The second type is one I have seen but does not appear in either of the spares lists. This consists of a piece of 3/8 or 5/16 steel rod, threaded at either end, and bolted through two holes drilled through the panel at either side of the row of switches. It acts in exactly the same way as the flat steel guard we are more familiar with. I have a dash panel that has these holes, but alas no guard fitted to it.
These first and second types were used on dash panels that had the names of the switches stamped directly onto the panel itself.
We then come to the third type – the flat steel guard that is welded onto the instrument panel. There are two illustrations of this type of guard and panel in the List of Spare Parts:- Part No. 680 on page 15 and Part No. 1176 on page 19. On page 90 of the Spare Parts Catalogue it is mentioned as “29-1 GUARD-switch” as part of the instrument panel sub-assembly. These dash panels have the names of the switches stamped into the face of the guard.
So, that is what I have been able to deduce from the books and a whole lot of observations. I would be interested in any other input.
Incidentally Bob, that panel that you just won on ebay is intriguing as it has the names of the switches stamped on both the panel face and the guard face. It would seem to be an early panel with a late guard. Congratulations on this purchase – I was logging in to buy it myself and you pipped me by about 10 seconds – well done!! I was hoping it went to someone who would put it to good use.
Jared
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