[Milsurplus] Mystery Generator

Glenn Little WB4UIV glennmaillist at bellsouth.net
Fri Sep 4 20:27:02 EDT 2015


Possibly a lighting generator?
Strange plugs imply special voltage or frequency.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

On 9/4/2015 4:19 PM, Dennis DuVall wrote:
> Information likely to be on the unit somewhere.  Right on the generator housing maybe?
>
> Dennis D.  W7QHO
> Glendale, CA
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>> On Sep 4, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Richard <brunneraa1p at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I will get pictures; can I post them to this reflector?  (may take a few days)  I hasn't been run in a long time, and there is nothing about voltage or frequency on the nameplate.  There are two three-prong outlets, but don't look like the usual 120 volt standard.
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>> Richard, AA1P
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>> On 09/04/2015 01:35 PM, Dennis DuVall wrote:
>>> Voltage?  AC?  DC? Picture?
>>>
>>> Dennis D.  W7QHO
>>> Glendale, CA
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>>>> On Sep 4, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Richard <brunneraa1p at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A friend has a small engine-generator, single cylinder two-cycle engine, nameplate says "Heinz & Kaufmann, 300 Watts, and a low s/n."  Heinz & Kaufmann made transmitters, and later was well known for transmitting tubes, but generators?  This could be contract WWII production, but there is no "PE-" identification. Opinions?
>>>>
>>>> Richard, AA1P
>>>>
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