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TM11 2546
TM11 2546
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persons of undoubted loyalty and discretion who are cooperating
in Government work, but will not be communicated to the public
or to tha press except by authorized military public relations
agencies. (See also par. 28, AR 380-5, 15 Mar 1944.)
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WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL
TM 11-2546
CONNECTING AND
SWITCHING KIT
MX-155/GT
/; G. C. MARSHALL,
Chief of Staff.
OFFICIAL:
J. A. ULIO,
Major General,,
The Adjutant General.
DISTRIBUTION :
IBn6(2); 1C 6,11(5).
II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General 1 1
Cord CX-231/GT 3 3
Jack U-17/GT 4 3
Reel bracket 6 4
General 7 5
M558384 in
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraph Page
General 20 17
V. Supplementary data.
IV
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
10 Operational diagram 13
WHY —To prevent the enemy from using or salvaging this equip
cendiary grenades.
DESTROY EVERYTHING
VI
RESTRICTED
SECTION I
DESCRIPTION
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a. Telephones EE-8-( ).
b. Head and Chest Sets HS-19 or equal.
c. Reels RL-39-().
d. J4-mile lengths of Wire W-130.
3 Bolts, y,".
3 Cords CX-231/GT.
3 Jacks JK-34-A.
2 Jacks U-17/GT.
3 Nuts, hex., std, for ^-inch bolt.
12 Nuts, hex., std, for No. 10 screw.
T/H,
4. JACK U-17/GT.
Jack U-17/GT is double jack used to engage two Plugs PL-55.
a
The jack mounts on Spool DR-8-( ) of Reel RL-39-( ) and, through
the hook-up wire soldered to connects the jack with the binding
it,
posts on Spool DR-8-(
).
a
door of the executive officer's half-track without the use of tools.
Ten Jacks JK-34-A are mounted in two rows of five each on the
front of the panel. They are arranged and marked as shown in
figure
2.
7. GENERAL.
d. Mount Jack U-17/GT on the two screws keeping the jack holes
on the top.
b. Line up the holes in the reel drum with the holes in the bearing
assemblies and push the axle through the drum.
c. Secure the axle by putting cotter pin through the hole in the
axle end.
b. Place the hole in the base of the reel bracket over the hole
drilled in the vehicle.
CONNECTOR
M-221
SPOOL DR-8-C )
wire through the rubber bushing directly below the binding posts on
the spool flange and remove about %-inch of the insulation. Con
nect the bare wire ends to the terminals by means of the thumbnuts
and slowly wind a few turns of wire onto the spool. Be careful not
to pull the wire out of the binding posts. Continue to turn the handle
until the desired amount of wire has been wound onto the spool.
Splice Cord CX-231/GT to the running end of the wire as described
in paragraph 15 below.
'WASHER
TIGHTEN NUT
SECURELY
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b. Bare 3 Wire W-130.
inches of each conductor at each end of
c. Connect the bare conductors of one end of Wire W-130 to the
LI and L2 terminals on Telephone EE-8-( ).
SIDEWALL OF LOCKWASHER
VEHICLE
L-TIGHTEN NUT SECURELY
DRILL g'
HOLE IN
VEHICLE AT
THIS POINT
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0
A
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PROCEDURE
1. STRIP WIRE W-130 TO EXPOSE 3 INCHES OF CONDUCTOR
2.TIE CONDUCTOR OF WIRE TO CONDUCTOR OF CORD
CX-231/GT AS SHOWN AT "A".
3.DRAW KNOT TIGHT AS SHOWN AT "B".
4. TAPE EACH SPLICE.
Figure 9.- Splicing Cord CX-231/GT to Wire W-130.
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CORD CX-23I/GT
MODIFIED REEL
RL-39-(
WIRE W-130
JACK U-I7/GT
TELEPHONE
EE-8-(
WIRE
CORD CX-23I/GT W-130
TELEPHONE
EE-8-{
JACK PANEL SB-I6/GT
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18. CONNECTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S TELEPHONE
EE-8-( ) TO JACK PANEL SB-16/GT.
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SECTION III
FUNCTIONING OF PARTS
b. When Cords CX-231/GT are plugged into the two jacks in the
smaller circuit (ADJ. GUN. and EXEC.), signals can be carried
between the adjacent gun battery and the battery executive officer.
ADJ. GUN. D
AS ST.
EXEC
TL922BS
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c. In the gun battery circuit, with Cords CX-231/GT plugged
into the EXEC, jack and any or all of the other seven jacks, the
signals from the battery executive officer can be simultaneously
carried to all others plugged in.
d. Power for these circuits is furnished by the Batteries BA-30
in Telephones EE-8-( ) used by operating personnel.
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SECTION IV
MAINTENANCE
Note: Failure or unsatisfactory performance of equipment will be re
ported on W.D., A.G.O. Form 468. If this form is not available, see
TM 38-250.
20. GENERAL.
a. Recommended Lubricants.
Approved
symbol Standard nomenclature Specification No.
17
The retaining disk can then be removed and the bearing bushing and
bearing made accessible for cleaning with dry cleaning solvent (SD)
and a piece of cotton waste. When reassembling the bearing and
bearing bushing make sure that the sides containing the machine
screws are facing each other, with the oil cups on the outside. Put
a few drops of engine oil SAE No. 30 (OE) in each oil cup after
the unit has been completely reassembled.
(1) PREPARATION.
(a) Make all repairs and adjustments necessary for proper oper
ation to the parts of the kit.
(b) Clean all dirt, dust, rust, fungus, oil, grease, etc., from all parts
of the kit.
(2)DISASSEMBLY.
(a) Unscrew the four flathead screws and remove the phenolic
panel from the steel box of Jack Panel SB-16/GT.
(b) Unscrew the shell of Plug PL-55 and slip it back over the
cordage part of Cord CX-231/GT.
(c) Remove two mounting nuts and bolts from Jack U-17/GT.
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Unscrew the four cover-plate screws and slide the cover off the jack.
Remove the fiber strip.
(3) MASKING.
(a) Mask the contact springs of Jacks JK-34-A on the Jack Panel
SB-16/GT. On the back of the panel mask the hole in the sleeve of
each Jack JK-34-A.
(b) Mask the contact points on the two contact springs of Jack
U-17/GT. Mask the two sleeve holes in the body of Jack U-17/GT.
(c) No masking of Cord CX-231/GT is necessary.
(5) VARNISHING.
-
(a) Apply three coats of Lacquer, Fungus-resistant, Spec. No.
71-2202 (Stock No. 6G1005.3) or equal.
(b) Witha spray gun, spray all surfaces exposed on the back of
the phenolic panel of Jack Panel SB-16/GT.
(c) Use a brush to apply varnish to the edges of the phenolic panel.
(d) With a small brush apply varnish to terminals and wires in
side Plug PL-55.
(e) With a small brush apply varnish to all exposed surfaces in-,
side Jack U-17/GT.
Figure 12. Jack U-17/GT and Jack Panel SB-16/GT, prepared for moisture-
proofing and fungiproofing.
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(f) Do not treat steel box of Jack Panel SB-16/GT, cover plate of
Jack U-17/GT, or shell of Plug PL-55.
(6) REASSEMBLY.
(a) Remove all masking tape.
(b) Clean all contacts with varnish remover, and burnish the con
tacts.
(c) Reassemble the parts of the kit and test its operation.
(7) MARKING. Mark the equipment with MFP and the date of
treatment.
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