Wire-3 Fitted For Wireless Box details

[Jordan Baker]

Now for some photos of an original Wire3 box. This box is a model 2J4. This pattern of box was originaly a knockdown style that was welded together. It featured a 1 gallon POL can holder on the back left side and two 5 gallon jerry can holders on the front corners. This box did come with the 1 gallon POL holder and I have managed to save it.

More photos will be coming over the next week as I document the individual brackets.

[Jordan Baker]

Two questions: what are the round wheels and chains on the wireless table for? What is the box with the web handle to the right of the wireless table on the bottom 'test' pic. It almost looks like a 58 set but is a smidge too large I think.

Ive got no idea on what the round wheels/chains are for on the wireless table.

As for the other item. I believe it is two different items stacked together. The left one I think is a folding table with a handle to carry located on one side. im not sure what the other item might be. I can see the securing strap is attached to a footman loop.

[Eric R.]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Ive got no idea on what the round wheels/chains are for on the wireless table.

As for the other item. I believe it is two different items stacked together. The left one I think is a folding table with a handle to carry located on one side. im not sure what the other item might be. I can see the securing strap is attached to a footman loop.

The wheels were for adjustable slide out side sections. at one time i had a photo of an original table showing this feature which I snagged of another forum. I tried looking for it before when Jordan and I started communicating about the wire 3 trucks but for the life of me can't locate it anymore.

[Jordan Baker]

Link for the chorehorse mount discussion.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24770

[Jordan Baker]

Some drawings I have done of the framework and associated parts.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Ive got no idea on what the round wheels/chains are for on the wireless table.

As for the other item. I believe it is two different items stacked together. The left one I think is a folding table with a handle to carry located on one side. im not sure what the other item might be. I can see the securing strap is attached to a footman loop.

I think it's the same folding table, just stowed in a different position. The LHS has what appears to be a large map case or plotting table in a webbing case.

The charging switchboard is the standard No.5 (or C5) from what I can see.

The right hand aerial mounting is for the older aerial base (No.2?) used with WS11 - the "cage" is the anchor point for the big spring.

Chris.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Jordan,

Fantastic find and great to see the way you are documenting it

Thanks,
Hanno

[Jordan Baker]

I have started in on reproducing the wireless table as fitted to the Wire-3. One thing I am trying to figure out is the purpose of the tray at the bottom of the table. I initially thought it was for one or two batteries but I can't figure out how they would sit in it.

The tray measures 9-1/4" wide by 21" long. The 4 studs on the angle iron? What would they be for. How would a battery/batteries sit and be secured. Did the 4 studs originally have a threaded rod on them with a wing nut?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

I have started in on reproducing the wireless table as fitted to the Wire-3. One thing I am trying to figure out is the purpose of the tray at the bottom of the table. I initially thought it was for one or two batteries but I can't figure out how they would sit in it.

The tray measures 9-1/4" wide by 21" long. The 4 studs on the angle iron? What would they be for. How would a battery/batteries sit and be secured. Did the 4 studs originally have a threaded rod on them with a wing nut?

Batteries make some sense, but the typical 100-125 A.H. ones are in wooden boxes with bases of 15-1/2" by 7-1/2" so two would fit, though not very well and typically wireless trucks used two pairs (one pair to power the radio while the other pair was being charged). Alternatively two pairs of a different sized batteries would fit, though why a WIRE-3 would use a different size is unclear when contemporary WIRE-5 and HUW's used 100-125 A.H. ones.

Some questions: are there terminal strips in front of the table on the inside forward face of the cargo box that would suggest batteries were stowed under the table? Do you know where else in the box batteries would be if not under the table? Was there a No.5 Charging panel and, if so, where?

[Jordan Baker]

Hi Bruce.

Thanks for the reply and giving some insight.

With your battery measurments I'm not sure two would fit on that try on the floor. It has that central rib and two pieces of angle iron on the end of it. I'm still scratching my head on what it could be for.

There was a C5 charging board mounted inside the truck. In post number 3, photo 2 you can see it along the front panel of the box mounted just to the left of the ws19. Also on the floor of the box is an oval hole. This was for the power cables from the Chorehorse to feed up to the charging board. In this picture you can see the hole in the floor just to the left of the table.

As for the terminal strips. I'd assume the truck would have some. I have my thoughts that they might be mounted on the wooden boards that are attached to the top bows. The two boards running along the sides have two sets of holes. In the pictures in the first couple of posts you can see two sets of two holes and there is definitely something mounted in them. What would be the length of the terminal strips?

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Now for some photos of an original Wire3 box. This box is a model 2J4. This pattern of box was originaly a knockdown style that was welded together. It featured a 1 gallon POL can holder on the back left side and two 5 gallon jerry can holders on the front corners. This box did come with the 1 gallon POL holder and I have managed to save it.

More photos will be coming over the next week as I document the individual brackets.

That last photograph (Box06) is just perfect! It's the holder for the original microphone & headgear No.1 (the type with the hook fitted to the back of the hand microphone). The top clip is for the headband or strap for the headset and the 'open box' at the bottom is to protect the microphone from bumps.



Chris.