Johnson Charging Set

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Guys

Were/are these units as noisy as I remember? As I remember they were quite loud and not what you would call for stealth/clandestine operation.

Cheers Phil

[Barry Churcher]

One guy carrying a chore horse, another carrying two batteries and two exhaust
and the third carrying two batteries and through the bush at that. Tough guys those Aussies. We can't see which one has the 19 set strapped to his back.

[Bruce MacMillan]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Guys

Were/are these units as noisy as I remember? As I remember they were quite loud and not what you would call for stealth/clandestine operation.

Cheers Phil

I didn't think mine was that loud. My lawn mower was noisier. I don't think this was something that would be used that close to the front. I guess you could throw a tarp over it to help deaden any noise.

[David Dunlop]

Bruce.

I would agree with your assessment. When mine were running on the back patio, with just the standard mushroom muffler attached, it was quieter than the average gas lawn mover. When I moved it from the concrete patio to the lawn, it was quieter again, probably due to loss of reflected sound.

Seem to recall that when it was under load charging a battery, the sound level dropped a bit more as well.


David

[Mike K]

The signalman with headphones is a good actor . Look at the antenna post on the wireless set, there isn't anything connected to it

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Guys

Were/are these units as noisy as I remember? As I remember they were quite loud and not what you would call for stealth/clandestine operation.

Cheers Phil

We used the 24 volt chorehorse when I was in the militia to back up the C42 radio sets when manning an observation post. We would use the long exhaust hose that came with it, and you buried the end of the hose in the sand. Set up this way, you would barely hear the chorehorse.

[Jordan Baker]

I just noticed this detail tonight. Check out picture number 3 in post 1. That's a huge C broad arrow on the control panel.