[Milsurplus] Merrill's Generator

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Dennis,

No.  I had already previously written that it almost certainly IS a GN-44.  
Then someone came along and wrote that it was a GN-45, which it clearly 
isn't because of type of connector.  Because of type of connector, it also 
isn't GN-53 or GN-57 (the last cast-case generator built).  GN-53 uses an AN 
(later MS and MIL-C 5015) and the GN-57 uses the same PL-294 used on GN-58 and 
later.  Just based on connector, it COULD be a GN-37 (SCR-178) but in 1943 I 
would consider that highly unlikely.  

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 02/24/2013 13:33:30 PM Central Standard Time, 
w7qho at aol.com writes: 
> Robert,
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> Are you saying it's NOTa GN-44?  Ok on the connector ID thing but the 
> generator in the pix is being cranked by Chinese troops and we gave SCR-288s to 
> our Chinese and other allies during the War.  Believe the "PRC-1" 
> reference in the picture caption to be in error.
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> Dennis D.  W7QHO
> Glendale, CA
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> On Feb 24, 2013, at 11:17 AM, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
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> >> No.  It isn't a GN-45.  GN-35, 37, 44, 45, 53, 57 and NT-21263 all use 
>> substantially the same set of castings.  The 21263 has the most 
>> difference in 
>> that regard as it has provision for external direct armature drive, but 
>> it 
>> also won't mount on LG-2 and LG-3.  In bad light, the only way to ID any 
>> one of 
>> the other six is the electrical output connector.  The generator in the 
>> photo is not GN-45, 53 or 57.  It could be GN-37.  I'll have to try to 
>> find my 
>> copy of TM 11-237 to say whether or not it could be GN-35.  But I rather 
>> doubt Merrill would have gone to the jungl in 1943 with an SCR-131.
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