From: Bill & Bonnie Prestin (Bprestin@tir.com)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 00:10:09 PDT
If you are looking for a supplier of Cannon plug connectors (That is
what we called them when I was in the Air force, its the brand name) & This
is the actual type of connector that most military equipment uses.
I have a catalog called "Digi-Key" That sells most sizes and
configurations. If they don't stock it they can order it. Let me know if you
need the phone number/ address.
Bill
bprestin@tir.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "jonathon" <jemery@execpc.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 8:40 PM
Subject: [MV] DC Shelter plug
> I posted a message about looking for a DC plug for an S-250 shelter,
> specifically one that came off a humve. I had no replies other than some
> other people also looking for one. I had wondered about converting the AC
> plug to a DC one since the AC ones seem to be plentiful, they are the same
> other than one is keyed 45 degrees off from the other. Today I did it,
very
> simple. If your interested read on, if not, move on.
>
> Take off the back shell (cable clamp) take off the backshell extender,
slide
> all that stuff down the cable. Hold the plug in your hand and poke a 5/32
or
> 3/16 pin punch down into each socket and wack it out with a hammer. Pin
"B"
> isn't used but take it out anyway. Then take a suitable round object and
> wack the center rubber insert out in the same direction (I drove it out
> forward and damaged the lip at the back a little). Unlike the circular
mil
> connectors (what we used to call them, some people call them cannon
> connectors), the pins in these are not captive mechanically and thus no
> special extraction tool is needed. Like wise with the center rubber, a lip
> keeps it in but only rubber type cement keeps its rotational position
fixed,
> there is no key.
>
> So, goop up the outside of the rubber with Pliobond or something similar
and
> shove it right back in but rotate it 45 deg. The key slot in the shell
must
> be between pins "A" and "D", might help to actually check it on the
> receptacle to make sure you got it right. Let that dry awhile than stick
the
> pins back in, pin "A" is the 28+ (I used the black wire) and pins "C" and
> "D" are the 28- & gound (I used white and green).
>
> One little hint, to get the back shell stuff off, and to tighten it back
up,
> put the plug into the applicable receptacle to hold it.
>
> good luck,
>
> je
>
>
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