Reliance Controls Corporation is an electrical products company based in
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...
, founded as Reliance Automatic Lighting Company in 1909 with the invention of the heavy-duty commercial
time switch
A time switch (also called a timer switch, or simply timer) is a timer that operates an electric switch controlled by the timing mechanism.
Intermatic introduced its first time switch in 1945, which was used for "electric signs, store window lig ...
.
[Electrical Review and Western Electrician, Volume 59 Electrical Review Publishing Company, 1911] The company's products include heavy duty time clocks and controls,
transfer switch
A transfer switch is an electrical switch that switches a load between two sources. Some transfer switches are manual, in that an operator effects the transfer by throwing a switch, while others are automatic and trigger when they sense one of t ...
es and transfer panels for
portable generator
An engine–generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine (prime mover) mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This combination is also called an ''engine–generator set'' or a ''gen-set''. In many contexts ...
s and
inverter
A power inverter, inverter or invertor is a power electronic device or circuitry that changes direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). The resulting AC frequency obtained depends on the particular device employed. Inverters do the oppo ...
s, and generator accessories. Reliance also sells heavy duty outdoor generator power cords, outdoor remote power inlet boxes, home monitoring systems, and NEMA-style plugs and connectors.
Reliance Automatic Lighting Company
Reliance Automatic Lighting Company was organized in
Warren, Ohio
Warren is a city in and the county seat of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Located in northeastern Ohio, Warren lies approximately northwest of Youngstown and southeast of Cleveland. The population was 39,201 at the 2020 census. The h ...
, in 1909 before moving to Racine in 1911. It was owned and operated by Benjamin F. Flegel and manufactured automatic time switches (clock apparatus for turning lights on and off at prearranged times). The automatic switches were used for store signs and windows and apartment lights; utilizing two or three circuits.
New Apparatus and Appliances
Electrical Engineering, Volume 46 (Google eBook) Southern Electrician Publishing Company, 1914 - Electrical engineering page 236[
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External links
1922 advertisementOfficial web site
1909 establishments in Wisconsin
Manufacturing companies based in Wisconsin