[ARC5] ARB Questions

[J. Forster]

Thank you.

Is the fitting of the local hand crank to the "T" standard, or just
convenient in your application?

-John

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> Here is a shot showing the dual ARB's in our museums PV-2D Harpoon shortly
> after we put them in. I just attached a couple of tuning shafts on the T's
> and they aren't properly run yet but you get the idea. This has the T with
> a manual crank and a tuning shaft on each radio. Here is the link:
>
> http://www.twinbeech.com/images/Aircraft/manufacturers/lockheed/PV-2/PV-2D84062/mx/workday/130720/DSC00157web.jpg
>
> http://www.twinbeech.com/images/Aircraft/manufacturers/lockheed/PV-2/PV-2D84062/mx/radiofwd/arb/ARBweb.jpg
>
> Incidentally the technical information for the dual ARB's in the Harpoon
> don't indicate a capacitor on the antenna terminals. They simply go to the
> receiver terminal on the ART-13.
>
> Taigh
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Dec 31, 2013, at 8:48 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've three ARB questions:
>>
>> Do you have to use the right angle connectors on the front of the
>> receiver
>> if the canvass cover is to be fit over the set? (W/o the ARR-1). I don't
>> have access to a cover right now.
>>
>> And, if the ARR-1 were fitted, is there a special canvass cover,
>> different
>> from the standard ARB one? I pointed out thye ARR-1 cover a few days
>> ago.
>>
>>
>> Also, is an alignment issue between the shock mount and the receiver
>> common. The set goes almost home, but one latching pin seems to be
>> binding
>> slightly. Is the cure to bend the sheet metal to which the pin is
>> attached
>> slightly?
>>
>> It seems that the pin could get slightly bent if the radio is slid into
>> the tray imperfectly aligned.
>>
>> Happy New Year,
>>
>> -John
>>
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