[ARC5] ARB Questions

[J. Forster]

Thanks. A couple more questions:

What is the GBC bound manual?

Is the bare Al conical thing just above the books? A bulkhead mount spline
cable "T"? Do you knoe the MC number?

Thanks

-John

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> The cranks came with the ARB's that I found from two different sources. I
> put them on in the aircraft and they are convenient to show people on tour
> in the aircraft how the coffee grinders work. They can see the local crank
> moving when they turn the remote crank. Nice visual otherwise you can't
> really see what's going on.
>
> Here is an image showing one of the ARB sets as found:
>
> http://www.twinbeech.com/images/Aircraft/manufacturers/lockheed/PV-2/PV-2D84062/mx/radiofwd/arb/DSC06962web.jpg
>
> The installation in the Harpoon required either a 90 or a T so the shaft
> will fit through a hole in the radio shelf.
>
> Not sure how standard the installation is as photos of the radios in the
> racks inside the Harpoon are quite elusive. It fits nicely with the cover
> and helps the public to understand.
>
> Taigh
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Dec 31, 2013, at 9:19 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Is the fitting of the local hand crank to the "T" standard, or just
>> convenient in your application?
>>
>> -John
>>
>> =============
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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