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Old 11-10-11, 13:41
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Anyone have any pictures or info on what the WS19 batteries looked like and how they fitted into this box?
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Old 13-10-11, 07:15
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Ive seen this picture many times of carriers sitting outside of the Ford plant in Windsor, Ont. However I only just noticed the black painted sqaure on the rear plate of the carrier. Check out the carrier just on the right side. You can still see the black poking out from around the edges of the radio battery box.
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Old 13-10-11, 09:11
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On the remnants of my rear armour it had the black square painted on, i always thought this had just been painted on at a later date (post war) just goes to show !
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Old 13-10-11, 09:31
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Sherman battery boxes are also painted black gloss inside. It is an acid resistant paint though and certainly not rubberised.
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Old 13-10-11, 10:30
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A google check shows that coal tar epoxy is still available through various sources. I would suggest though that POR-15 would be a suitable alternative and is supposed to be impermeable to chemicals.

Coal tar epoxy is not exactly rubber, although it will seem a bit flexible for the first stages of it's life.
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Old 18-10-11, 04:25
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Just wondering if anyone is able to measure up these two items. I forget who posted the original pictures years ago. Id like to make them up to go in my Wireless Battery box.

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Old 18-10-11, 05:11
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The stud is 277mm long. 3/8 dia. 20mm of thread with a taper at the end 5mm long. the thread at the wing nut end needs only to go throught the nut, with enough on top to peen over. (nut and stud are fixed as one)
The bar, I dont have. Its hole centres will be as per where the studs screw into the battery box base.
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