1944 C-15A-Wire-5 Restoration

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

Same center plate

4 holes on 4.5" square are (I think) for Aerial Base No.3, which you can't feed from underneath - it is top-feed only, usually via a 'black-out' box and feed-through insulator on the end wall of the "house-type" body. (Hence the solid plate on the existing 'chimney'.)

If you needed a 'through the base' feed for a high-power set, there was a Tufnol plate that replaced the steel one with a large central hole and 6 holes in a hexagon pattern that match Insulator, W/T 'H' (a large ceramic mushroom type) that formed part of "Aerial Lead-in No.16" (It had a Base No.3 on a plate fitted to the Insulator 'H' and the flexible rubber dome was bypassed by braid straps to the plate.)

For insulators on a frame at the front of the 'house' body there was an adapter plate (ZA.21283) with 10 studs - 4 to fit the support frame and 6 for the insulator assembly.

I can probably supply photographs if required, but it means fighting my way past piles of stuff to find the items concerned.

Both bases take Aerial Rods 'D' (the 34-ft steel vertical aerial), and there was a metal 'cage' to support the weight of tall aerials and prevent the Base No.3 rubber dome collapsing. It was later replaced by Aerial Base No.25 which had a metal socket for the aerial rods and did away with the rubber Base No.3 altogether - it just used the Insulator 'H'.

Best regards,
Chris.

[Robert Bergeron]

Thank you Chris for the detailed answer. Of course , pictures are always welcome and help complete the historical record . Cheers.

[Robert Bergeron]

Thank you very much Gord .

[Robert Bergeron]

New shelves in the box ! Thanks Gord for taking the time to help me out !

[Robert Bergeron]

Now the paint and the masonite for the shelves .

[Robert Bergeron]

Here i am playing with Masonite for the shelves . Q : White side up or down or in other words the brown side up ? How about the one facing forward acting as a door to the lowest compartment ? In aviation we say : Keep the blue side up and the brown side down ..

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

Here i am playing with Masonite for the shelves . Q : White side up or down or in other words the brown side up ? How about the one facing forward acting as a door to the lowest compartment ? In aviation we say : Keep the blue side up and the brown side down ..

Brown side up (sorry pilots) and not painted white if the HUW is any indication. The outside face of the lower vertical (is it not sheet metal?) appears white in original surviving examples.

[Robert Bergeron]

Some of the equipment .