Wire-3 Fitted For Wireless Box details

[Jordan Baker]

Do you know what the distance between the holes on the terminal strips are? I'm wondering if they were mounted on the wood boards. If you look at post #9 drawing number 1 I've shown the wood board that is mounted to the top bows. The hole centres are 5" apart. Each side has two sets. That would give the truck 4 terminal strips. The wood boards acted as a lower frame for holding the top bows together when setup as a ground station. See the picture for the holes (with bolts/nuts) on the wood. You can also just make out the charging board on the extreme left.

The bottom angle brackets on the table were simply for mounting the table to the floor. Those knobs I was looking for pass through the angles and go into bolts welded on the underside of the floor.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Do you know what the distance between the holes on the terminal strips are? I'm wondering if they were mounted on the wood boards. If you look at post #9 drawing number 1 I've shown the wood board that is mounted to the top bows. The hole centres are 5" apart. Each side has two sets. That would give the truck 4 terminal strips. The wood boards acted as a lower frame for holding the top bows together when setup as a ground station. See the picture for the holes (with bolts/nuts) on the wood. You can also just make out the charging board on the extreme left.

The bottom angle brackets on the table were simply for mounting the table to the floor. Those knobs I was looking for pass through the angles and go into bolts welded on the underside of the floor.

The mounting holes for the bakelite strips are 4-15/16" apart on metal brackets stepped out from the 18ga. steel wall.

[Jordan Baker]

So I would say that those holes are infact for the terminal strips. It makes sense then that they are mounted to the framework and not the actual box. The way when setting up for a ground station everything stays in place on the frames.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

So I would say that those holes are infact for the terminal strips. It makes sense then that they are mounted to the framework and not the actual box. The way when setting up for a ground station everything stays in place on the frames.

So then the batteries would be in the bins immediately below? Two pairs on one side (if so, probably on the left to be near the C5 panel) or are there holes on either rail indicating one pair of batteries on the left and the other on the right? I'm a little reluctant to think the batteries would be enclosed in bins because of the gas they generate when being charged but perhaps I am wrong.

[Jordan Baker]

I'm thinking the batteries went on the floor in the space between the wheel well and the front wall. Facing the wireless table this would be to the left. And possibly two batteries to the right of table.

There is another bracket on the wireless table on the right side. It is a flat bar that goes front to back and has a long bolt with wing nut on it. It goes out horizontally. There is also a stopper plate on it. It appears like it may have a had some kind of cable reel on it. But I'm not sure if its original or added post army use. I'll post a picture shortly.

[Jordan Baker]

Here is the other mystery bracket.

[Jordan Baker]

Some more photos of the basic layout.

Another mystery is figuring out what the seat bases looked like. As you can see in the these two pictures the seats were mounted to the floor using three bolts. However these mounting points are outside of the normal CMP seat base. The manufactures part number is B340056
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There were two battery trays on the truck with the following manufactures description and part numbers.

Stand Batteries Assy, RH #C38272
Stand Batteries Assy, LH #C38273

As you can see there is a couple mounting holes on the floor. Highlighted via the red arrows. On the left side is a larger oval hole. This was for the power cable from the Chorehorse to come up to the C5 charging board. It is highlighted with the green arrow.

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[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I agree with Dave. Even if your mystery plate and holes are for aerial masts I'm certain the masts would be encased in some sleeve to prevent mud and moisture splattering all over them. The mast collars would not do well with grit in them, not to mention the Signal Corps credo of cleanliness and ready to operate in an instant components.

I see one mast on the right cab running board just behind the side window. The HUW has one there as well. The second HUW one is mounted horizontally in the top right inside of the rear wireless body where the sheet body metal curves to form the roof. That's exactly where the right side rifle clips are on the WIRE-3 body. Rifles and aerial masts are just about the same 'diameter'. So just wondering...are those rifle clips on the top right of the WIRE-3 real meant for rifles?

[David Dunlop]

Jordan. I think that WIRE 3 of Brian's was at Bill Gregg's Conference and I recall seeing an antenna stowed under one side of the box, or at the very bottom edge of one of the sides. Maybe there is a photo of it at the Conference in someone's files.

David