From: chance wolf (chance_wolf@shaw.ca)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 08:57:53 PST
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan M Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Slave Cables
> At 10:04 AM -0500 12/3/03, Larry Tighe wrote:
> >When did "we" go to a coaxial type slave cable? I just received some
cable
> >ends and they're coaxial, not the two pin system I thought they'd be.
>
> Heh...new? Harhar. My 1960 Ferret has coaxial type ends. The US used
> the two pin types where as the NATO folks used the Coaxial type.
> There are adaptors you can get for the coaxial to two pin and the
> reverse as I understand it.
In North America, I think the NATO type plug came into common use with the
introduction of the CUCV. There are two-pin adapters that plug into the end
of the NATO slave cable which allow you to slave-start the older vehicles,
but I've not seen any available for quite some time. The cables themselves
are great. At work I have a gigantic 45 ft. long one for slave-starting
stuff in the middle of inaccessibly mucky fields, and the smaller 15-20ft.
type for the back of my 1009 for when I have to jumpstart stuff on set (with
the two-pin adapter handy, of course.)
I've seen some M35s come out with the NATO type slave receptacle instead of
the two pin, but it looks as though it was a field mod rather than something
done at the factory. Naturally all the CUCVs and HMMWVs are the NATO type
plug.
In terms of current-handling, I have a few of the two pin cables and
receptacles which are fairly nasty looking through arc burns acquired
through a combination of heavy current and poor fit, but have yet to see
that happen with any of the NATO-type equipped stuff. Probably why they
changed if it wasn't simply just a matter of NATO standardization.
>
> >Is this a new worldwide system? My HMMWV and M151A2 are of the two pin
> >style. I've ordered the adaptors....an unexpected expense....but, with
MV's
> >I guess most expenses are "unexpected" :>)
> >
> >Can anyone tell me the current rating of this type connector....TIA
>
> If they're the standard Nato Slave cable, then they should be good
> for turning over a chieftain tank.
>
> --
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> - Ryan Montieth Gill '01 Honda Insight -
> - rmgill@SPAmindspring.com '85 CB700S -
> - ryan.gill@SPAMturner.com '76 Chevy Monte Carlo -
> - www.mindspring.com/~rmgill '72 Honda CB750 -
> - '60 Daimler FV701H Mk2/3 -
> - '42 Daimler Scout Car Mk II -
> - I speak not for CNN, nor they for me -
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> - The director of Home Security encourages you to -
> - turn in your neighbor & spy on your friends. -
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> - C&R-FFL / Protect your electronic rights! \ EFF-ACLU -
> - SAF & NRA/ Join the EFF! http://www.eff.org/ \ DoD #0780 -
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sat May 07 2005 - 20:26:55 PDT