[Milsurplus] Need ac power plug for RBL3 Wells Gardner

[Jim Whartenby]

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From: Robert Downs via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
To: 'Ron De Silva' <rdesilva at jps.net>
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, May 25, 2021 6:02 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Need ac power plug for RBL3 Wells Gardner

#yiv0165222614 #yiv0165222614 -- _filtered {} _filtered {} _filtered {}#yiv0165222614 #yiv0165222614 p.yiv0165222614MsoNormal, #yiv0165222614 li.yiv0165222614MsoNormal, #yiv0165222614 div.yiv0165222614MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New;}#yiv0165222614 a:link, #yiv0165222614 span.yiv0165222614MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv0165222614 a:visited, #yiv0165222614 span.yiv0165222614MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv0165222614 span.yiv0165222614EmailStyle17 {font-family:New;color:#0D0D0D;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}#yiv0165222614 .yiv0165222614MsoChpDefault {} _filtered {}#yiv0165222614 div.yiv0165222614WordSection1 {}#yiv0165222614 According to the manuals, the AC power plug for the RBL-3 should be a 7464 (with on OD of 0.986”.  The RAO-7 plug is about the same size but is a 3-contact # 7466.  Or was originally.  But if the socket (male) AC connector on your RBL-3 is about 3/4” diameter, my guess is that it was changed by some previous Non-Navy owner.  Robert Downs  From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron De Silva
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 13:27
To: Kenneth G. Gordon
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Need ac power plug for RBL3 Wells Gardner  Thank you KEN  I also tried looking on line at Hubbell etc...couldn't find one.  Ron  On Tue, May 25, 2021, 11:12 AM Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
On 25 May 2021 at 10:13, Ron De Silva wrote:

>     ac power plug for RBL3 Wells Gardner 
>     I  wonder if anyone knows where to find a small two prong twistlock plug for the Wells 
>     Gardner RBL3?
>     This one is working pretty good now and very clean with a cheater cord
>     I thought it was going to be the same plug as my National RAO7.
>     But no,it's smaller.
>     Looks more like a 3/4 inch round for the correct one.
>     My RAO7 cord is also a two prong twistlock,....but 1 inch diam.
>     Electrical supply house doesn't know where to find a suitable replacement.
>     Thanks
>     Ron
>     NU6F

It sounds to me as though your electrical supply house is clueless. 

I have several RBLs here, most of them Wells-Gardners, and when I needed a twist-lock 
plug for any of those, I simply went to our local wholesale/contractor's electrical supply house, 
looked at the list of plugs they had and bought what I needed.

It is a fairly common plug.  As I remember it, it cost less than $5.

I will try to look up the correct maker and part number for you as soon as I can.

Ken W7EKB
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