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1915 Rauch & Lang J5 Electric Car Instructions
- Make
- Rauch & Lang
- Model / application
- J5 — Selective Dual Control, Worm Drive
- Document type
- Owner and service instructions
- Pages
- 38
Inside this document
Free PDF guide — 38 pages across three parts:
Part 1 of 3: 15 PDF pages, comprising the modern disclosure, original cover and title, opening illustration/introduction, and original pages 4–13.
Part 2 of 3: 12 PDF pages, original pages 14–25.
Part 3 of 3: 11 PDF pages, original pages 26–35 followed by the complete 1915 Double Drive Wiring Diagram.
Topics include operation, lubrication, maintenance, motor and controller illustrations and adjustment, battery care, charging, and the original distinction between lead and Edison batteries. References to separate battery-makers' instructions are external references, not included supplements.
The source PDFs and page/crop map are separate downloads. The printed edition uses a separate standard-page layout; it is not the same pagination as this free reader.
About this scan
This 38-page reading copy is a disclosed composite of two matching archival scans. It includes a modern disclosure, genuine front cover and title, opening illustration and introduction, every substantive original page through printed page 35, and the complete Double Drive wiring sheet. The rear cover and unprovided blank or cover surfaces are omitted; no missing surface has been invented. There is no original printed contents page or index.
For free online reading, the complete copy is split into three lossless PDF parts. No image was downsampled, redrawn or replaced with OCR. Every page and image stream is preserved. Read all three parts for the complete service content; the full wiring diagram is the last page of Part 3.
The photographic cover/title have lower resolution than the monochrome technical body. Age marks, grain, binding holes, shadows and handwritten cover notes remain. Handwriting is not manufacturer guidance. Historical maintenance, electrical and battery instructions have not been updated or validated for present-day safety. Source PDFs and a modern page/crop map are linked below the reader.
Source and reproduction status
The Rauch & Lang Carriage Co. / EarlyElectric.com
The original 1915 U.S. publication is in the U.S. public domain by term expiration. EarlyElectric.com's Downloads page provides a source-specific public-domain representation for its listed historical scans. The U.S. Copyright Office's Circular 15A and Compendium 313.4(A) support the term-expiration and faithful-scan assessment. This is a United States assessment, not worldwide clearance or a legal warranty. No manufacturer or archive affiliation or endorsement is implied.
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