[Milsurplus] BC-375 ground installations

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:49:00 EDT

Mark,

I have him in my database but can't think of his name right off - probably 
pop up when I wake up in the morning.  Has AN/VRC-10 and AN/GRR-5 installed.

I meant to include TCS in the list and now that I think of it, AN/GRR-5, 
SCR-593 and SCR-511 are two more that would work in the unmodified MB and GPW.

FLA of the PE-73-(*) is 20 Amps.  The batteries would have supplied the 
starting surge.  I forget what the filament and relay load was and all the manuals 
are in the attic.  The BC-312 takes 5 Amps or a little less.  It would have 
been marginal but would have worked if the operator wasn't long-winded.  Makes 
me wonder how well the 14 Volt AN/VRC-1 worked in practice.  With the addition 
of the SCR-542 VHF set.  At least the SCR-499 when installed in an MB had the 
PE-95 towed behind.

In a message dated 4/19/2004 11:24:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes: 
> Robert, Whose jeep did you see down at Brent's?
>   
>  As you well know my MB-NAVY-MZ-1 Navy radio jeep uses a 24v in between the 
> seats generator run of a Spicer 18W PTO that used 2-12v batteries in the same 
> boxes used for the 6v batteries that was used in the standard 12v version 
> with a similar generator set up. It puts out 25 amps.( 600 watts) while the 12v 
> version puts out 55 amps (660 watts). 
>  
>  These radio jeeps normally had the TCS, SCR-608 or MAH (RT-19/ARC-4) 
> installed for the Navy/USMC. 
>  
>  I know the Army used the same Willys 12v generator in a kit to change an 
> MB/GPW to a 12v radio platform and Ford had a similar generator, but as the 
> primary, so those jeeps were completely changed over to 12v.
>   
>  How much power did the BC-375 need? I seem to remember it is more than 
> these generators produce? 
> 

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