[Milsurplus] BC-342-(*)

[Barry Hauser]

Hi Robert & crew.

Can't say as I've ever seen one quite like that.  Ask him if the rectifier
unit is slightly askew (unless they used spacers).

As you know, you can swap in a BC-342 rectifier P/S in place of the
dynamotor unit.  It generally mounts up on the same door hinge style mounts.
My first boatanchor was a BC-312 Farnsworth, but has the rectifier supply.
I don't recall if that one is square -- way up in the attic, so I'm not
about to take a peek.  However, a more recently acquired converted BC-312
has the rectifier in it.  It  fits, but it's at a bit of an angle.  I guess
there were variations in the depth of those hinge-like mounts.

The unit in question may have some kind of Monmouth replacement tag used if
they "rectified" some BC-312's post hoc.

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:55 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-342-(*)


> Group,
>
> As most of us know, the Signal Corps (and it carried over into the AN
system)
> used (*) in place of the revision letter to mean any and/or all models of
the
> equipment being listed or discussed.  But I never expected to see it on a
> nameplate.  However, a friend has acquired a BC-342 (apparently anyway as
it has
> an RA-20) whose nameplate actually says "BC-342-(*)".  Below that it says
Fort
> Monmouth instead of the usual RCA, Farnsworth, etc.  Anyone ever hear of
> such?
>
> 73
> Robert Downs - Houston
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