Repro WS No 19 Cdn battery box

[kevin powles]

Gents,

Anyone know the correct size of battery box which go's in the armoured box on the back of a Mk1 universal carrier ?, I have several battery boxes but they are not tall enough to be clamped down with the installed clamp arrangement. I would be willing to swap what I have for the correct box.

thanks kevin.

[Chris Suslowicz]

What is the battery used for?

If it's a radio set it's likely to be 12V 22 or 75 AH, or a pair of 6V batteries (85 or 100/125 AH). (Depending on if it's WS19 or WS22.)

[Thinks]

On the other hand: if it's for a WS18 then it's the "Static Battery Box" made of bakelite and stuffed full of primary batteries to give 162V (tapped at 12V) and 3V. This is actually more likely as the WS18 was used in the Support Platoon carriers for an Infantry Battalion (not in an Armoured Regiment), with WS19s added for the Armoured Regiment version (as well as lorries for the rifle companies). WS18 battery box is approximately 11.5/8-in high x 13.1/2-in long x 4-in thick. (The latter is guesswork because it's missing the lid and all the fittings, someone converted dozens of them into storage drawers, which is a great pity.)

If it's the vehicle battery all bets are off - check the vehicle manual.

Chris.

[kevin powles]

Chris, it's made for the 11 set wireless. Would that run on 6 or 12 volts ? The metal box on the back of the attached carrier diagram holds the 11 set wireless battery, labelled N014.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Chris, it's made for the 11 set wireless. Would that run on 6 or 12 volts ? The metal box on the back of the attached carrier diagram holds the 11 set wireless battery, labelled N014.

Hmmm... WS11 can run from either 6 or 12 volts, depending on the supply unit fitted. It can also run (as the Low Power set) from a 6 volt battery for LT and a 240 v primary battery box - WftW Volume 1 reckons that was only used for the ground station, though.

It also reckons that the usual vehicle station used a pair of 6-volt 85 amp hour Mk.II batteries, so would be 12 volts input and possibly the HP version with both supply units.

Either way, Battery Secondary Portable 6V 85AH Mk.II seems to be what you want.

Chris.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Further thoughts.... The box almost certainly holds a pair of 6V 85AH batteries, side by side, as they would also suit the later WS19 installation. See the third photograph in this post: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...16&postcount=1

Chris.