From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Dec 26 2004 - 15:30:51 PST
It also has reverse polarity protection, which is useful if you have the
VIC-1 intercom installed. It has none.
Bjorn
>From: "Mark J. Blair, NF6X" <nf6x@nf6x.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] MX-7777 B/GRC
>Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:15:26 -0800
>
>Larry Tighe wrote:
>>Anyone know the "proper" physical location of the MX-7777 transient
>>supressor in a HMMWV?
>
>I don't think the MX-7777 is generally used in the HMMWV or other trucks. I
>think they're intended for use in armored vehicles where large intermittent
>electrical loads (such as turret motors) cause big electrical spikes and
>lots of electrical noise.
>
>I installed my AN/VRC-47 in my HMMWV with a NOS installation kit. No
>provision was made for a transient suppressor, and the instructions had the
>power cable connected directly between the battery pass-through lugs and
>the radio mount.
>
>The conclusion is obvious: You need a tank to go with your MX-7777. As an
>alternative, the MX-7777 may be appropriate on your HMMWV if you install an
>Avenger missile system on it.
>
>Please keep us posted on your progress. :-)
>
>--
>Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
>Web page: http://www.qsl.net/nf6x/
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