[ARC5] Usage of large command set racks?

[Steve Williams]

WA5CAB wrote:

> The MT-70/ARC-5 is configurable for any two channels (default is 1 & 2) so 
> a
> pair of those will run four transmitters from a single control box.  The
> single/double installation someone mentioned earlier (forgot to save it) 
> no doubt
> took advantage of this.  I didn't check the manual but probably the MT-69 
> is
> also.

 The J-34 Junction Box is described in the ARC-5 manual as a "Y" junction 
for connecting more than one rack to the modulator. It actually takes each 
conductor and splits them off to two separate 12 pin connectors to go to 
each rack.
  If you lack that junction box you can still connect them up by just 
connecting two wires to each pin of the connector coming from the modulator 
and splitting the bundle for each rack when you come to them. That's for 
functional display purposes of course. I don't mean to imply that it was 
done in the planes, although I suppose it could have been. That's how I have 
my display wired and it works fine. I guess it will stay that way till I 
find a J-34.

Steve
KB4DMF