Sexton Wireless Cage Protective Screen

[Perry Kitson]

Hello Chris,

The screen was just bolted in, no hinges. The two bolts on the top screwed into the tap pads your arrows point to, leaving a gap, and two bolts on the bottom of the screen. My machine is a late war (35th last one) product, and has this setup. There was also a canvas cover that was unrolled from the top to give some protection from the elements.

Perry

[Chris Johnson]

Originally Posted by Perry Kitson

Hello Chris,

The screen was just bolted in, no hinges. The two bolts on the top screwed into the tap pads your arrows point to, leaving a gap, and two bolts on the bottom of the screen. My machine is a late war (35th last one) product, and has this setup. There was also a canvas cover that was unrolled from the top to give some protection from the elements.

Perry

Thanks everyone for your comments and help.

It's interesting to hear that those aren't hinges Perry. With no way to quickly and easily move the screen out of the way, it would make operating the wireless set difficult, if not virtually impossible. That being said, they exist on Sextons that aren't museum pieces so one has to think that they were added by users to protect the equipment. Could that mean it would be more likely that they were a postwar addition? That's my impression.

Cheers,

Chris

[Perry Kitson]

Hi Chris,

The operator's manual (Dec. 1944) shows the screen fitted to the wireless compartment. I would suggest that the screen was definitely a production item.

Perry

[Chris Johnson]

Originally Posted by Perry Kitson

Hi Chris,

The operator's manual (Dec. 1944) shows the screen fitted to the wireless compartment. I would suggest that the screen was definitely a production item.

Perry

Excellent! Thanks for that information Perry. It nails it down as a wartime production item.

Cheers,

Chris

[David Dunlop]

Not at all familiar with the details of the Sexton, but that does seem a very odd set up to put a wireless set behind. In the photos posted so far, however, there appears to be a rather heavy duty switch box and voltmeter mounted near the top, and facing outwards.

Is this compartment perhaps meant for a PSU location for wireless equipment, like a chore horse etc.? Or a wireless power distribution centre?

Can that switch be operated with the screen guard in place?

David

[tankbarrell]

The aux gen, a Homelite lives in the Rh rear box. The switch and gauge in the tin box is a battery balancing switch to allow wireless use from either battery.

[Perry Kitson]

Adrian is correct. The wireless set ran on 12 volts, the battery balancing switch allowed the user to draw from either 12 volt battery, on a 24 volt system
The openings on the cage are large enough for the average hand to fit through.