[Milsurplus] Cannon connector

[CL in NC]

Sorry, I cant help with this information, but I do know that other companies made Cannon identical plugs and sockets, but had one or two differences that Cannon did not want to reconfigure their line to manufacture, perhaps due to the small quantity.  Ran into this restoring an APN 1 Radio Altimeter.  One plug/socket had a 45 deg key way, where as the Cannon could be disassembled and the contacts rotated in 90 deg increments, there was no 45 deg slot.  The connector was unobtanium for a company that only existed during WW II, but the solution was to cut a 45 deg key way in a Cannon, in this case, Amphenol connector that was/is still in their inventory.  The APN 1 used 3 identical connectors on the front, all 3 had the key in a different position, but the contacts arrangement are such that if you did not use the 0 and 270 degree slot only , it was possible to plug them in incorrectly, so one with a 45 degree was needed.

Charlie, W4MEC in NC