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I have got my 19 set up and running at last and am now wanting to use it both as a working rally/show exhibit and also for my own enjoyment as an indoor set up. Could anyone kindly advise me - firstly - what size (as in amp hours etc) 12 v battery I need and secondly recomend a 240 v AC to 12 v DC converter to use please? Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. All the best, Kevin.

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the information supplied,now sorted.Thank you. All the best, Kevin.

Hi, Thank you very much for that link -I will watch that item with interest. All the best, Kevin.

Hi Guys, I am looking for either a variometer seating plate or the dimensions of it so that I can make one up.I know the shape from Wireless for the Warrior vol 2 and I estimate that the dimensions are 6" long,4" wide, with 1" uprights - does that sound about right? Any help or advice would be much appreciated.Thank you. All the best, Kevin.

Hi PT, Thank you for your reply. Thats good to know that Louis Meulstee thinks that RG213U would make an acceptable replacement for the origenal cable.I will bear that in mind. All the best, Kevin.

Hi Diana, Thanks for your reply - I hadn't thought of tv cable so will bear that in mind as an option. All the best, Kevin.

Hi Paul, Thank you very much for your reply - if you do have a spare one that would be great. All the best. Kevin.

Hi All, ref ws19 -I am needing to make up a coax cable to run from the 'A' set aerial socket to the variometer.From 'Wireless for the Warrior' I understand that the coax should be of 80 ohm impedance - I can find 50 ohm easily but not 80 ohm.What coax cable should I use? I understand that the length should be 42" - is this critical or is the length more to do with where the variometer is situated within the ws19 set up? Sorry if this sounds a silly question but I am new to military radios so any help/advice that you can give would be much appreciated. Thank you. Kevin.

Hi Guys, I am looking for a 6/6 pin dog bone to complete my ws19 - does anyone have a spare one by any chance please?Thank you. All the best, Kevin

Hi PT, Thanks for that information - I had looked before but the ones that I saw were all 12 pin and not six - I will however keep checking ebay for new additions.Thanks again. All the best, Kevin.

Hi, I have recently obtained a WS19 mk2 which does not have the power cable ( from battery to PSU) and am now looking for either a complete power cable or the 6 pin plug that connects to the PSU. Would anyone happen to have a spare one by any chance? All the best, Kevin.

Hi Dean, I have 3 Tiny Tims in running order with a 4th that I am currently restoring.They are all 12v 300watts, I believe that some were also made as 24v units.There are several videos of these units on Youtube which might help you,also there are entries on an American forum -Smokstak - which are useful. Thay were made by Continental Motors corp,Muskegon,Mich.,USA. I have been advised that they were used as auxillary engines in Allied tanks during WW2 to charge up the main engine batteries and to power the radios. There are various 'manuals' about which give basic information . Hope that helps you a little. All the best, Kev.

Hi Guys Thank you for your replies. Matchfuzee - That site certainly looks interesting Gordon - My set is the 6v one which makes it the mk1.I will need a 12v-6v converter so will check them out on ebay. PT - Thank you for the offer and yes I am interested.It is the 6volt 3 pin triangular socket that I need as shown in my 2nd photo. Sorry about the photo link - not sure what I did there as I wanted the actual photo to be shown in the post! All the best, Kevin.

Hi Guys, I have recently obtained an R209 receiver and was wondering if someone could kindly advise me if this is a mk1 or mk2? At present I am unsure because the plate shows just shows R209,by the power socket it shows 6v dc - I think that the mk2 is 12v? https://imgur.com/8UPpB8v Is it possible to date this unit? The plate shows ZA25433 MW serial no. 00671. Does anyone know where I can obtain a power plug and a manual for this unit from please? https://imgur.com/O4LrrKt Any help or advice would be much appreciated. All the best, Kevin.

Hi Guys, Thank you all very much for your informative replies - they have certainly given me some pointers and things to think about. All the best, Kev.

Hi Mogmaner, Thank you for your helpfull reply - by the way - nice set up you have there. To you experienced guys this is probably a very silly question but showing my lack of knowledge on this subject - if I wanted to use an r1155 radio receiver at a show - how would I power it up? As it needs 2 different voltages will I need a transformer of some kind? I had origenally thought that I could power this from a 12v battery, this would appear not to be the case. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. All the best, Kev.

Hi All, I am looking for a WW2 R1155 receiver as used in Lancaster bombers, for displaying at shows and was wondering if someone could kindly let me know what voltage they would have originally run on - 6,12 or 24v? Thank you. Kev.

Hi Chris, Thanks for your reply. If you have a similar sized working amp meter I would certainly be interested. I believe that the genny( a 1944 Norman T300 unit) was used during WW2 to power lighting eg for workshops and barracks - although 110 volts seems a bit high for barracks. All the best, Kevin.

Hi MatchFuzee, Thanks for your reply but that meter is AC and I need a DC one,also the Westinghouse meters that I have looked at are all too big. All the best, Kevin.

I am looking for a Volt and Amp meter so that I can complete my restoration of a WW2 Norman 110v generator set.The ones currently in the unit are broken. The dimensions of the meters are ; diameter 2 1/8th" length 1.5" ( not including the fixing bolts) distance between fixing bolt centers 1" Any help or advice would be much appreciated.Thank you. All the best, Kevin.

Hi Guys, I have a 1944 Onan OTC gen set that I am going to show/rally this year.I am putting together a display board for this set and am having trouble finding a picture of the set actualy being used in the field - does anyone have such a picture or can someone kindly point me in the direction of one please?Thank you. All the best, Kev.

Hi Guys, Thank you for all of your interesting and informative replies. I guess that the lamp would date to the 1950s because of the use of the old red and black wiring? Kevin.

Hi Tarland, Thanks for your reply and the interesting information it contained - the link certainly shows a lamp that looks like the one that I have. Here is a photo of the fixing bracket ;- All the best, Kevin.

Here is another view of the lamp;- I should have added that the bulbs are 24v and the wiring is of the old red and black type. Kevin.

Hi Guys, I picked up a pair of these lamps recently;- I was told that they were from a jeep or a lorry. The lamp weighs just over 5lbs,the diameter of the glass is 7", and the only mark that I can find is on the centre of the glass and that is FV169907. Can anyone kindly shed any light (sorry!) on these lamps please? eg are they military?what are they off?what date are they? Any help or advice would be much apprerciated.Thanks. Kevin.