MHillyard Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hi all I recently bought a job lot of what consisted of mainly Larkspur and other post war radio bits. I have managed to id the majority of it but there are some bits which I cannot seem to find anything about anywhere. If anyone could give any idea to what they are that would be fantastic! No1, I the were with 6 Gun control speakers so don't know if they are something to do with connecting those all up? No2, junction box of some kind? No3, A Lighting kit of sorts but cannot find any reference to it No4, Something to connect battery terminals? No5, CAV box of some kind Probably more to come in a bit! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MHillyard Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Some more! No6, Aerial box of some kind? No7, Junction box of some kind? No8, British Aerospace, something to do with testing equipment? No9, Marked dunlop, some kind of flexible water hose, or an insulator for something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 No.8 Suggests it might be a SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) meter that would be useful in matching a radio antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MHillyard Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 No.8 Suggests it might be a SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) meter that would be useful in matching a radio antenna. Looks like you could be right, cheers Clive :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Can you show us the underside of No.5? It is likely to be a junction/distribution box or house a Type 440 regulator with suppression components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Item No.1 5820-99-900-9578 throws up only one result for a "polarity indicator" that was once on Spanish e bay. Curious that no NSN sites list it. Often the NSN changes because the NSC (5820) is later seen to be inappropriate. Searching just using the NIIN (99-900-9578) throws up the item as 5895-99-900-9578 "interconnecting box" which is fairly self evident. No great clues from the new NSC 5895 = Miscellaneous communication equipment Displacing the original NSC 5820 = Radio & television communication equipment (except airborne) So you can get lots of hits now googling with 5895-99-900-9578 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AustinChamp1952 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Item 4 , FV166354/2 : cable battery pos to radio junction box , LV6 /MT4/LU/815995 FV166353/1. : cable battery neg to radio junction box , LV6/MT4/LU/ 815996 both from F.F.W Champ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MHillyard Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Clive, will get some pictures of the underside of No5, not sure why I didnt take any before as there was no base to it (can see right inside). In regards to No1, yes I saw there was one on ebay quite a while back but the page had long expired and I couldnt view anything about it. It seemed a strangely illusive part which looks fairly standard Item 4 , FV166354/2 : cable battery pos to radio junction box , LV6 /MT4/LU/815995 FV166353/1. : cable battery neg to radio junction box , LV6/MT4/LU/ 815996 both from F.F.W Champ Interesting, Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 6 pot Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 No5 looks like the box fitted onto the bulkhead behind the seats on my FFR wolf for charging the radio battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 No5 looks like the box fitted onto the bulkhead behind the seats on my FFR wolf for charging the radio battery. Yes I think you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 g0ozs Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Martyn Can you do a photo looking into the connectors of no. 2 - it looks like a power distribution box / LT box of some kind - I have seen RACAL ones belonging with the TRA931/TRA9687 generation of export radios that look a bit like that but these look bigger ? Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MHillyard Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Right here is the underside and another view of No5 And also some views of the connectors on no2, so could well be a power splitter, there are 3 threaded mounting holes on one side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 No.5 not a lot to it, a rather corroded ammeter shunt on the lower left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MHillyard
Hi all
I recently bought a job lot of what consisted of mainly Larkspur and other post war radio bits.
I have managed to id the majority of it but there are some bits which I cannot seem to find anything about anywhere.
If anyone could give any idea to what they are that would be fantastic!
No1, I the were with 6 Gun control speakers so don't know if they are something to do with connecting those all up?
No2, junction box of some kind?
No3, A Lighting kit of sorts but cannot find any reference to it
No4, Something to connect battery terminals?
No5, CAV box of some kind
Probably more to come in a bit!
Cheers
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