[ARC5] Books/Publications

[Tino Zottola]

Todd, 

I am total agreement with you on recycling old
ARC5/ATA/SCR274 chassis's. I recently found out that
even pressure fit parts like 1625 sockets, power
connectors on the rear, feedthru's could be easily
removed from junkers with a dull chisel and hammered
back onto chassis's being restored. To my surprise the
folds did not break and I was able to refold them onto
my restored chassis's. 

Most hams removed the power connectors on the rear and
replaced them a with a more common octal male or
female plug. I have been able to take the original
connectors put them on an adapter plate and put them
back on the restored chassis. To my surprise, the fit
in the FT series rack is pretty snug. The connector
will be either a bit recessed or protuding (by about 1
mm) with respect to the origanl position of the
connector because of the adapter plate.

Regards Tino, VE2GCE

--- Todd Bigelow - PS <tbigelow@pop.state.vt.us>
wrote:
> Hi Steve -
> 
> Some of the more useful manuals can be the Surplus
> Conversion Handbook and the yellow covered Command
> Sets publication. These were sold back when WWII
> gear was around by the boatloads and everyone was
> modifying it for a cheap rig. They come in handy now
> for unmodifying a rig that could be salvaged
> and hasn't been hacked up badly. They also give you
> some idea of how things worked and looked before and
> after.
> 
> I'm not aware of any contemporary publications
> dealing with these radios, but there have been some
> really good articles in ER(Electric Radio, worth
> getting for so many reasons)by Mike Hanz and others.
> Mike's articles dealt with restoring dynamotors,
> very thorough and informative. There are other
> articles as well, highly recommended reading. And of
> course, there's always this list and the milsurplus
> list, filled with some of the world's leading
> experts (whether they'll admit it or not) on this
> fine gear.
> 
> One thing I'll add at this point: be sure to grab up
> the hacked/modified units at hamfests when you can
> get them. They're generally dirt cheap, and even if
> they've been hacked beyond restoration with holes
> and such, one unit can easy act as a donor for
> several other restorable or clean units
> needing the ocassional part. This way, when a
> particular part goes south, you'll hopefully have
> several correct contemporary parts to replace it.
> Plus, they don't take up much room.
> 
> Good luck -
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
> 
> Mercxx@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Good morning,
> >   First of all I want to say thanks to everyone
> who has responded to my question for ARC 5
> equipment.  I appreciate all of the responses and
> leads.  I would like to know what references/books
> are out there that I can purchase/track down dealing
> with the radios, ie: history, modifications etc..
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > 73
> > Steve N4TKP
> > Bartow, Florida
> 
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