1944 C-15A-Wire-5 Restoration

[Robert Bergeron]

Thanks Chris , Jon and Bruce. Makes sense since i found the box near an old wartime RCAF Base called St -Jean / St John Qc. Another mystery solved !

[Robert Bergeron]

Friends,

Here are the results for the wireless table.

Thanks again to David Good for the measurements.

Now i am looking for the attachments / hardware to affix the No 19 set to the table with a quick disconnect feature so the whole board can be slipped out of the box easily..

Any source for that hardware anyone please ?

[David Dunlop]

The table feet should be triangular, with two holes in each plate, Robert.

David

[Robert Bergeron]

Thanks David .

Here is a picture of pretty much the final setup for the wireless table.

Added a picture of General Crerar i have found in a nice store on Government St. in Victoria BC. last week.

Next task, the electrical / battery / charging control panel and making the generators supply 12 V current to the batteries.

[Robert Bergeron]

Question:

How are the two standard CMP seats held down on the special bracket that's bolted to the floor of the box ?

Are the seats still adjustable back and forth ?

Thanks for posting pictures if you have them.

[Robert Bergeron]

Hi,

I had a seat bracket duplicated recently.

The original came from a fine gentleman in Edmonton , Reg Hodgson with the help of my other friend David Good.

Primed and painted .

Drilled the plywood floor after locating the original holes in the steel floor.

Installed some bolts and nuts and voilà !

The question remains : How do i install the seat on the bracket ?




All i need now is another CMP seat to complete the seating in the box.

[RichCam]

Robert,

I have one that you can use. Are you going to Aquino Day in Oshawa?

Cheers, Richard

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

Question:
How are the two standard CMP seats held down on the special bracket that's bolted to the floor of the box ?

Here's an alternate solution that uses only existing CMP seat parts. The clips holding the seat base to the riser are : large part (green) - standard Cab 13 hold down bracket and small part (also green) stop to limit seat travel (normally mounted to the two holes above and to the right of the clip in the photo. When I grabbed the parts off the shelf for the photos I thought the small brackets were also Cab 13 seat hold down clips but have since changed my mind (but I am convinced the hold down clip would work). If you don't have extras sitting around, they should be easy enough to make using the clips in your cab as patterns. While taking the photos I realized that one of the riser feet needed replacement.

[Robert Bergeron]

Bruce thanks , that's awesome ! You found it ! Genius, yet so simple .

When you go under your box you will notice the four holes for the seat brackets drilled in the floor.

One set is in front of the Wireless table , centered . The other set of holes are on the left side , parallel and centered with the left rear window . That is the cypher clerk position. There should be a small table on the wall for that operator. This seat is offset to the left of the front operator's but it is a tight fit for the rear guy 's legs..



Now for the 110 Volts , 1 KW ( 1000 Watts ) Onan generator model 10LS-6.

Not all but some Wire 5 trucks were equiped with this generator and also a 12 V Chorehorse as opposed to two Chorehorses on top of each other in the generator box.

From what i understand , the Onan version was for the High Power version of the No 19 set radio suite at Brigade or Div level .

Anyone can tell me what they look like ?

Photos are from the generator handbook found in Derk's spare parts box for the set.

Anyone got a nice clear picture of the set and the data plate ?

Any source for such a generator set ?

I am setting up the High Power version of the Wireless 5 truck as i have the complete , 1944 dated ( same year as the truck ) Canadian No 19 HP suite on my shelf ready to install.

All i need is dimensions for the metal table for two part HP units on top please. It is my only missing part now. Thanks .

Onan generator model 1 Kw.jpg Onan gen sketch.jpg