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Would have been cool to see the Generator light 4 120v incandescent bulbs in series..on high voltage output....then a 6v bulb on low voltage side...great work tho...

bro this restoration was so complete and accurate that you have to be autistic or have a degree in history or something. you dont seem like a history major though so im going to assume its the tism.

being weary of PCBs is sensible. they were everywhere in old equipment 🥵

I do the same restoration of radios and artillery plus other things 😂😂😂

Wow! what a high quality restoration and the receiver worked beautifully.

Thanks for sharing this. In 1968 I found the manual of this radio in the store of a radio shop. These units were not available in my country at all. Therefore I am still wondering how this secured document could be available. At that time I built tube radios and repaired all kinds of radios and tv's. Henrik OH2BLO

Hey, loved the video. Am working on a similar project. Was wondering where you got your number stamps? Thanks in advanced!

Hello any more video ?:)

Congratulations, that was amazing!

I just found your channel when looking up information on the GN-58 B that I have inherited. I love the way you present your information :-) Subscribed to your channel!

Kick ass work my man!

great job

SCR-284 was the nearest US forces came to a 'bad radio'. Designed for development engineers in a lab, not frontline troops, it was heavy, heavy ("like carrying an air-conditioner on your back", according to some), the casing unable to keep out moisture and humidity, fussy and fiddly to keep going (the tuning dial mechanism needed a special jewellers type lubricant, for example) and hell to hand crank for any length of time (it also came with a vibrator supply and a dynamotor supply for vehicle or fixed station use). So poorly did SCR-284 perform in the really harsh conditions/terrain of Italy 1943 that the Signal Corps was forced to un-mothball the pretty dreadful SCR-511 'pogo-stick' cavalry radios to substitute. Photos show the US 101st Airborne using the SCR-694 (a vast improvement) at MARKET-GARDEN (Sept 1944) - the French Army Signals Directorate documentation on SCR-284 is dated April 1947 so I guess the US Army Signal Corps arranged to dump these radios (plus other less than stellar performers like the hugely over-rated SCR-536 Handy-Talkie) on the French and other unfortunates like the Thai military, post-war, as soon as possible. Beggars can't be choosers after all.

Buenas tengo un generator gn-58-a-gy esta funcionando original

You did a great job restoring this generator...I can't imagine a soldier able to run that for long, especially providing enough voltage and current to drive Tubes, which are extremely lossy.

I had one of these beat me. I got the Rx and TX to work separately powered with my hombrew power supply. But together - Boom. Smoked PSU. I passed the unit on.

Very nice reproduction battery. Very nice art work.

Definitely an artist. I use to rebuild old equipment, but never took the extremes like you have shown here. You should be very proud.

Truly beautiful work on a fantastic specimen 😊 My dad operated one of these in the war.

Incredible work! And a well done video! Subscribed

The battery pack work was superb :) New subscriber.

I'm not going to lie... but you are up there with the best in TH-cam land! Nice narration, pleasant voice, good quality footage, unbelievable wireless! It is a pity your channel has dried up, for you are able to create huge interesting content! Anyways, subscribed, liked the bell... the whole shebang!

I also approve of the speaker repair! Very Ham Radio approved. The battery box I would have built would have used 18650 lipo batteries and parallel sized D cells, and I would have built a more permanent AC supply for stationary use. This is just my take on making the radio “user friendly“, not what you should have done (your take was fine!). Lucky to have found a matching speaker, too. I have a BC-348 Q in my shack, un modded with the dynamo, and it may be a bit noisy, but it does fine on the 24volt battery I got used from the local airfield. So it doesn't receive the high HF frequencies, but it works with my 40 and 80 meters QRP CW transmitters. Lots of fun! Good Luck and 73 de W4FJF.

Recap all of them!!!

thats not a pick, its a scaler with a tip. its a dentists tool

I recently bought at a flea market a WWII G-3 hand crank generator that went with the TRC-7 radio. Working on restoring it. The generator works just great. It just needed a little TLC - bending back into shape the brace which attached the seat to the tripod and some touch up paint. It was also missing one of the handles, so I'm making new handles. Also had no cable, so I have to create a 3 prong DIN like connector and cable. If anyone has such parts (handle and/or cable) I would be interested.

I just picked up from a flea market a 1945 G-3B hand crank generator used with the TRC-7 radio. Excellent condition with the tripod seat/stand. Internal components look great and it works!!! Mine actually came with a cloth bag of never used brushes inside. Excellent flea market find!! I too am wondering how much I should restore it. Needs some cleaning, a tiny bit of rust removal, but I might consider repainting if I can find the right vintage OD green. Wish I could share a pic here. Yours is the only video I can find about these old generators. Maybe I should make a video.

What a labor of love. Fascinated with your font reproduction work! Are these available public domain (as .ttf files)? I have a number of "boat anchors" that I will never be able to restore and must part with. CV-920A (x2), an AM-2477B/URR, a R390A, and numerous mil-surplus RF test gear. Perhaps you or someone out there may have an interest?

Amazing :)

great my frien, greetings from Callao Peru

Great my friend, greetings from Callao Perú, no sabía de esto

Is it for sale?

Brillian!

Thank you for this video! I really enjoyed watching it. 73!

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The last hand-cranked generator in the US Army was the 1980s PRC-70, which came with a G-76 generator to charge the awful NiCad batteries. The thing was quite loud. And it was also tough to keep turning at the right speed to provide juice. It had a red/green light to show when enough power was bring produced. I hated this radio. It was made by Cincinnati Electronics, and was intended to replace the PRC-74 and PRC 77 for special operations units.

Just fantastic. Really enjoyed this restoration!

So cool you created a museum piece

That is so cool!

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Excellent video sir. Thanks for repairing the old to usable. Brought new ideas of past into present. New to the world would understand the elders. Please produce new generators for the present use. Bring to market and solve energy crisis.

Absolutely incredible video and your workmanship is beyond compare. Loved this video. I think you could surpass or complement many museum curators in recreating the artifact in the present day. Thank you.

wonderfull... cx3et-uruguay...

sencillamente exelente,amigo,soy amante de los trastos de guerra...algo tenemos en el shack...cx3et...

Awesome!!! A video on painting a RT524 radio would be great. I have one in OD and wanting to do it in CARC. My concern is getting all the white lettering on the face plate correct. Keep up the great work!! 👍

AMAZING JOB, on this restoration!! Earned yourself a new sub!!

Great work in restoration of the product. You know your stuff well. It's always interesting to seeing other people's inventions and designs back in the day. I made my own generator as well mainly as an experiment to have answers on torque, etc. Hand powered devices have limits, one being the human element.