Re: [MV] 24V MB Starter

Eugene PANTANO (snoshu@market1.com)
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:27:49 -0700

You can call "Speedometer Service" in Colorado Springs. He has been building
and re-building 24 volt starters and generators for the Government since
before dirt. He is the greatest...and he re-builds GI speedometers..1SG
PANTANO
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Rice <jimrice@iamerica.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] 24V MB Starter

>Until recently, we had a 24 APU at the airport used to start the big
>radial engine a/c. Due to very little demand and some maintenance
>requirements, it was traded off for something else. It was a WWII era
>APU and had a Willys L134 engine. The starter on it was 24V so they are
>available.....I just don't know where. We had it rebuilt locally a few
>years back when it went out. Would it be possible to take it to a
>rebuild shop and have them build it back 24V rather than 6v?
>
>Jim Rice
>
>
>
>DOConnor@zoomit.sikorsky.com wrote:
>>
>> Hi John,
>> >As far as I can tell, there was only a 12V MWO for the MB and GPW.
.....
>>
>> Sounds right to me. When the original post referred to "I've heard that
>> there were
>> some 24V MB's for radio purposes." he may have been hearing about a
>> Hotchkiss which did have 24V versions. The starter from one of these
should
>> be a direct bolt in for his rewired generator.
>>
>> Dennis O'Connor
>> doconnor@sikorsky.com
>>
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