[GreenKeys] Hubbell Twist-Lock Help (evidently "Twist-Tite")

[Nick England]

FWIW - the history of Hubbell and the “twist-tite” and “twist-lock”

https://www.hubbell.com/hubbellcanada/en/blog/Hubbell-Twist-Lock-Products


On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 10:21 AM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> I found a 1949 electrical supply catalog with the 9213 "Twist-Tite"
> receptacle.
>
> https://archive.org/details/MadisonElectricCo/page/n175/mode/2up?q=%22twist+tite%22
>
> The catalog included several other styles of Twist-Tite receptacles (pages
> 174-175) but NO PLUGS. It says that these take standard parallel blade
> plugs/caps and provide greater retention. Weird - have you tried a standard
> parallel-blade plug?
> Photos from the catalog are attached -
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 5:09 AM <pbirkel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have an RA-87 loop supply that I’d like to resurrect but am having
>> difficulty with the DC loop power connectors.  They are Hubbell
>> “Twist-Tite” female receptacles as seen in the attached photo.  The
>> diameter across the outer edge of the prongs is exactly 5/8”.  I’m not a
>> “Hubbell guy” … but I’m trying to learn!
>>
>>
>>
>> TT 11-957 documents the RA-87 (see:
>> https://archive.org/download/TM11-957/TM11-957.pdf), where Section V
>> “Supplementary Data” references Stock No. 6Z7815, described as “Hubbell
>> #9213 Twist-Tite”.
>>
> --
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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