[ARC5] colour of ARC products

[Michael Tauson]

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Bruce MacMillan <radio at telus.net> wrote:
> So when ARC products are painted grey, like P-11 power supply, DV-15A
> dynaverter or RT-11A vhf xcvr, when would these have been made? Post war?

The grey wrinkle was applied to the post war civilian equipment - Type
12 and its relatives.  I've come across a few late units with a smooth
grey finish but I don't know if that was factory or someone else's
work.  Even later A.R.C. equipment (after Cessna bought them) came out
in satin black and I think a few black wrinkle.  There was at least
one series (1000 series?) built to look like Collins equipment but it
failed miserably in performance.

As Robert mentioned, some AN/ARC-5 equipment wound up getting
repainted grey at some point in their life along with other formerly
black wrinkle equipment.  I have an LM that suffered the same fate.

Best regards,

Michael, WH7HG
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