Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[David Dunlop]

Hi Chris.

Downloading the 2/4 EMER for the 52-Set is on my Must Do list Monday evening when my 2 week probation is up. I have the equivalent 19-Set publication which also covers the same Flick Assy and I know I have disassembled quite a few on the 19’s years ago. I used that publication as my reference and ‘I think’ it covers reassembly, but it has been a while.

With regards to the Connector on the rear of the receiver missing its R-Clip, if you have spares to spare that would be a big help. Thanks.

I must revisit my parts bins again soon. I am sure I have other items tucked away, but cannot recall what. Never know what common items from the 19-Set might fall out of a bin and be shared with the 52-Set.

David

[David Dunlop]

A couple of Sunday morning observations.

It appears these receiver chassis were inspected at a standard inspection station that used a steel stamp punch to verify the inspection. I have found this 5/16 inch stamp on the outer left and right chassis side panels on both the main set receiver and the remote receiver. these two units are roughly 2,000 apart by serial number in Marconi's 1944 production.

The other interesting discovery relates to the Crystal Calibrator chassis in the upper left corner of the receiver. If you check back at the photo in Post #4, you will see a large daub of blue paint on the calibrator chassis at the left end of it. I found the remains of a similar daub on the Remote Receiver calibrator chassis.

This mark was applied at the factory to denote that all the valves in the calibrator have been 'aged'. That means they have been run for 12 hours to ensure the electrons will feel right at home in the valves when they are put to work. In addition, the receiver manual notes that Marconi has aged all essential and spare calibrator valves issued with the set. These valves have also been marked with a blue dot of paint on the end of the locating pin.

Whenever a valve has been replaced in the calibrator, the calibration test needs to be performed. With an aged replacement valve, this test can be done straight away. If the valve has not been aged, the calibrator needs to be run for 12 hours before the test can be performed.

David

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

With regards to the Connector on the rear of the receiver missing its R-Clip, if you have spares to spare that would be a big help. Thanks.
David

Consider it done.

Looking at the photo of the broken screw, I suspect the culprit attempted to undo it using a screwdriver. This is a mistake, as all the screw slots are in-line with the contact slot (twisting the screwdriver would deform the contacts) and the obvious assembly/disassembly method is with a box spanner or nut spinner on the rear of the connector. (Also the nuts are sealed with varnish, so may be very hard to undo without applying a suitable solvent (or heat) first.)

Chris.

[David Dunlop]

Thanks, Chris. Much appreciated. PM me if you need my address.

I was wondering about that broken screw as I could see they were visible inside the clips, but a screwdriver would have to be forced into the clip to access the screw, which struck me as a very unfriendly thing to attempt to do to the clips.

You have now confirmed my suspicion that the back door to the Connector Plug is the best avenue of approach.

David

[Bruce MacMillan]

When I restored my Canadian Marconi CM11 I noticed it used the same connectors. Males were on the cabinet back & females on the equipment.

Jerry Proc restored the same equipment on HMCS Haida and may have or know of where spares may be on your side of the pond. http://www.jproc.ca/