11 Set stuff

[Mike K]

If that is a charging switchboard No. 1 , it is the first and only pic I've seen with it installed in a C8/F8 .

The factory pics of the C8/F8 only show the operators light , nothing else .

Is there a Canadian built Charging switchboard No. 1 ?

It looks to me, those Kiwi's have pinched a British wireless set and accessories , maybe salvaged from a wrecked British 8cwt .

[cletrac (RIP)]

Mike, I think all the Canadian 8cwts would have had 11 sets. There weren't really any other options in late 39 and early 1940.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Mike, I think all the Canadian 8cwts would have had 11 sets. There weren't really any other options in late 39 and early 1940.

I have always wondered if the Canadian signal corps used the 11 sets widely . Apparently the Canadian built 11 set was only built in small numbers by Marconi . Where are the pics of Canadian 11 sets in use ? Was the Canadian 11 set manufactured in 1940 ? The C8 and F8 were certainly built with the 11 set in mind , you can see the FFW fitments are copied from the British original setup.

If any British 11 sets were imported to Canada there would be a few surviving somewhere ?

[cletrac (RIP)]

My Canadian remote unit A is serial # 44 and dated 1940.
My Canadian low output power supply is serial # 200 and dated 1941.
It's obvious the Brits must have used their 11 sets after assembling the trucks in the UK. By the time the Canadian sets were in full production the 11 cab 8cwts were out of production after a run of several thousand. Some of the early Canadian sets likely made it into these trucks though.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

My Canadian remote unit A is serial # 44 and dated 1940.
My Canadian low output power supply is serial # 200 and dated 1941.
It's obvious the Brits must have used their 11 sets after assembling the trucks in the UK. By the time the Canadian sets were in full production the 11 cab 8cwts were out of production after a run of several thousand. Some of the early Canadian sets likely made it into these trucks though.

Yes that would be correct .

I think some of the C8/F8 were shipped directly to North Africa .

[cletrac (RIP)]

I got this key off ebay for parts. It's a ZA3145. What wireless set is it for? I saw one on the net and the brass mounting plate said ZA4500 which is for an 11 set. I'm assuming the plate had been swapped. I used the plate and finger rest on my other key.
The third picture is the strap on assembly that I thought was a No4 assembly but it has a US J37 key in it. I thought the cover looked a bit too wide and a bit too shallow. The seller said it was for a 19 set.
I included the flashlight in one picture just because it's kinda cool!
I was looking for a different wire than the red and black one I have for my Morse key then I looked at the blue yonder page. He says red and black is original! Who'da thunk it??? Now I just need the slide ZA4381.

[Ron Pier]

This sounds like bad news for me then! Ron

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by cletrac

I got this key off ebay for parts. It's a ZA3145. What wireless set is it for? I saw one on the net and the brass mounting plate said ZA4500 which is for an 11 set. I'm assuming the plate had been swapped. I used the plate and finger rest on my other key.
The third picture is the strap on assembly that I thought was a No4 assembly but it has a US J37 key in it. I thought the cover looked a bit too wide and a bit too shallow. The seller said it was for a 19 set.
I included the flashlight in one picture just because it's kinda cool!

Not sure about the ZA.3145 key, as it's not in the 1940 Z1 vocabulary but must be fairly early. It probably is original, and may be for the WS.2 or WS.3 since it's got the finger guard to protect the operator from high voltages on the key.

The one with the J37 key is a US or Canadian Key & Plug Assembly No.9 for the WS19, possibly made by Westclox - there may be a name stamped on the cover or base. (Actually, it's most likely American manufacture.)

The Flashlight is the standard "Lamp, Electric, No.1" with its blackout shutter and red filter (to avoid ruining your night vision). It's a pity the "800" cycle lamp batteries are no longer available.

Chris.

[things_green]

Originally Posted by cletrac

I got this key off ebay for parts. It's a ZA 3145. What wireless set is it for? I saw one on the net and the brass mounting plate said ZA 4500 which is for an 11 set. I'm assuming the plate had been swapped. I used the plate and finger rest on my other key.

reading through a 'www Royal Sigs etc' doc;
"Key WT 8Amp worldwide survey results" circa 2006.

ZA 3145 shows WW2 lineage....various uses and makers including;
in RCU 'E' for WS19
in YA 8414, Sigs Training Unit
as the key in Key & Plug Assembly No 9.
as the key in Key & Plug Assembly No 2B ZA 4500.

some with some without the finger-plate/skirt.

so you may have your WS11 key just requires the brass plate?

Brent