[MRCA] 3kW Genset

[Rob Flory]

They have a quad .50 at the NJ National Guard Militia Museum in Lawrence,
NJ.  I wonder if they use a servo system like the 40mm mounts on ships to
slave the guns to a gun director sight, which would take 3-phase power.

RF

On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 9:35 AM KA1LHZ <sboard.ka1lhz at gmail.com> wrote:

> I actually have 2 Hercules ZXB powered gensets too. I got 1 in NJ and 1 in
> VT. I even have original engine manuals from Hercules just before they went
> out of business and the original spares kit was in one of them. They were
> used in WW-II to power the steering motors in quad 50 anti-aircraft gun
> batteries (That was what I was told) The engines were also used as a diesel
> starting motor.
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> Haven't used them in years but want to hang on to them for historical
> purposes.
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> 73
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> DE KA1LHZ
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> On 4/6/20 3:58 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
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> Although it’s not directly radio related I just put up a You Tube video of
> my 1940 Hercules ZXB generator at:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB2Hn6clw6M
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> It’s a three phase 3 kW flat head four cylinder engine, for reasons that I
> cannot completely explain I wanted a flat head engine project so this is
> it. Also has the added bonus of you start it with a crank. It had a starter
> motor added when I got it so I kept it and demonstrate how it starts easy
> when warmed up but cannot imagine trying to start it when it’s cold or lost
> prime.
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> Although it would be a stretch now have a way to power three phase
> transmitters at home.
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> Ray F/KA3EKH
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