GE Control Box Negative Clutch Gear
GE Negative worm gear
Paul Aaron's "GRAND EVENTS" of
Arlington,
Texas was having some made in December of 2009.
Contact Paul at....
(817) 261-1989
paulcaa@grandevents.com
Remanufactured Searchlight
parts
Chuck Codding's "Bowling Green Lighting &
Sound"
Manufactures GE & Sperry Searchlight parts
500 Lehman Ave
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
419-352-2581
They are a machine shop specializing in searchlight
parts. All parts are guaranteed and meet or exceed the original
government
parts. If they do not have something you need, they can make if for
you.
Custom orders are welcome.
Some research has been done
on
NEW replacement ballast resistors. Through the KenCor
Electric
Equipment company, they have come up with a stamped grid resistor to
replace
the wedgewound type that GE now uses. The advantage being newer
technology,
and much higher durability. They don't have ceramic in them, and
they don't break the clips, there are no clips. Also, they're
duty
rated for 200 amps. Exactly the .088 ohms of resistance
needed.
Actually the resistance for commercial searchlight operations when the
cable length is only about 20 ft or less, the resistance should be 1.76
ohms.
In 1942, GE units were
edgewounds,
and they're great for installed applications. They don't work
well
for mobile, and "trailered" vehicles, e.g. searchlights. Stamped
stainless stuff should be much better, and last longer than the
edgewounds.
The only disadvantage, if you can call it that, is that the box is
approx
3-4 inches taller than the OEM.
The unit would be about $480
plus shipping
KenCor Electrical Equipment
3015 East Skelly Drive Suite
103
Tulsa, OK 74105
Tel: 918-745-6066
Fax: 918-747-2747
Attn: Barry Holcombe
CHROME PAINT for bad MIRRORS
Alsa Corporation
An alternative to the high cost
of replating your mirror, the Alsa Corporation makes a great automotive
"MirraChrome" paint that reflects just like chrome! It would be
perfect
for an old mirror that has lost it's shine. I went to this company in
Vernon,
a suburb of Los Angeles, California, and saw an actual sample.
This
paint shines like chrome. You can see your image reflected in the
paint!
Claims to have 98% reflectivity. A pint of this paint is $319.00
Pint Kit includes:
1 Pint - MirraChrome
1 Quart - Speed Clear
8 oz. - Speed Clear Hardener
1 Pint - Black Basecoat
1 Quart Reducer
1 Polishing Cloth
This spray painted
"MirraChrome"
helmet tells it all, and I think it is worth a try if your mirror is
really
bad and beyond polishing. Let me know if you try it and let me
know
your results. Be sure to visit the site below and watch the
videos.
http://www.alsacorp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=Alsa_B&AFFIL=75269
They say....MirraChrome has no equal. Other
companies are selling coatings which are simply a version of our Ghost
Chrome - no product to date can compare to the reflection rate of
MirraChrome.
Many other have tried without success to bring you a top-coatable
chrome
spray. Only Alsa has done it! Using our complete MirraChrome kit, and
following
the required dry times, and application recommendations you can achieve
a clear coated and completely durable finish 95-98% that of true
chrome.
Try it and see regardless of what they say there IS a chrome spray that
can be topcoated and doesn’t look like simple spray paint when finished
and it’s called MirraChrome.
Caswell Copy Chrome is method available to plate
mirrors
that can't be restored
Copy Chrome™ is a SIMPLE plating kit that provides
almost
all the benefits of chromium plate - without all the hassle! The entire
plating process takes the same time as our regular nickel plating kit,
15 minutes for indoors decorative, 30 minutes for tools, 1 hour for
tough
outside jobs!
The Copy Chrome™ process is ideal for all your small
items such as door handles, brackets, hinges, nuts & bolts, stamped
steel covers, etc. It can be applied to:- steel, copper, brass, bronze,
old nickel plate, and with the aid of Zincate Primer, aluminum.
http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/copychrome.htm
MIRROR CLEANING
Some mirrors are still good enough to bring back to life. Below are things some operators did to restore the shine of a dull mirror.....
I started with Eagle 1 chrome wheel cleaner, sprayed it on, let it sit for a minute, and hosed it off using a mop. The difference was AMAZING! It is an acid based cleaner, but rhodium is virtually impervious to any reasonable chemical attack. Then I used that blue metal polish with an orbital buffer, and brought it the rest of the way home. The mirror was originally a mess, but it's probably 8 out of 10 points now.
We used to polish the glass mirrors in
theatre
carbon arc lamphouses by making a paste with Bon Ami and water on a
rag.
(Use ONLY bon Ami; not Comet, Ajax, or any other powdered cleanser).
Rub
an even coating of the paste on the mirror. Let it dry. Polish it off
with
000 steel wool pads. Do NOT use, SOS or any coarser steel wool than
000.
This was the manufacturer recommended technique and works like a charm.
It won't scratch and chemically removes all the etched smoke and soot
build
up on the mirror from the burning carbons. I used to use this technique
on my GE searchlight and it worked like a charm. It left the mirror
shiny
and polished.
Manual numbers that were
published
for GE Searchlights and Generators
GE Generators 1942-A
TM 5-7115 Operating instructions manual
TM 5-7116 Parts Catalog
TM 5-7117 Maintenance manual
GE Generators 1942
TM 5-7049 Operating Manual
TM 5-7048 Parts and Price lists
TM 5-7051 Maintenance Manual
GE 1942-A
TM 5-7111 Operating Instructions Manual
TM 5-7112 Parts Catalog
TM 5-7113 Maintenance Manual
If you know of the numbers for Sperry lights and generator manuals, please send them to me.
You can get a Xerox copy of
a
1942-A GE Searchlight manual from
Military/Info Publishing
P.O.Box 27640
Golden Valley, MN 55427
(763) 533-8627
http://www.military-info.com/mphoto/p002.htm
TM 5 -7111
Operating Instructions Manual. Searchlight, 60-inch Model 1942A and
Control
Station (November 1943); 156 pages, 79 illus. Price 16.00 {Item No.4099}
http://www.military-info.com/mphoto/p002.htm#sl
Dave Orlando, of San Jose, had some nice
reprints
of GE and Sperry manuals.
Contact him at:
searchlightguy@aol.com
(408) 929-4455
Peter Munn, of New Zealand, sells a very
nice
scanned GE Operations manual on a CD.
Contact him at:
info2@harvest.com
How long with your carbon
rods
burn?
Standard 20 inch Positive 2 hrs 50min
to 3 hours
Standard 11 inch Negative 2 hrs 20 min to 2 hours
40 min.
All Sport Floodlighting Inc.
138 W Sylvania Ave.
Neptune City, NJ 07753
Mark Balzarano
Carbon sales at Phone : 732-502-0028
Or EMAIL at: CarbonArc@AOL.COM
Pos.16mm x 26" Neg. 11mm x 18"
SETS
POS
NEG
Amount
$15.00
$12.00
$3.00
(less than 25)
$13.50
$11.25
$2.50
(25)
$12.50
$10.25
$2.25
(50)
$12.00
$10.00
$2.00
(100)
CINEMA EQUIPMENT
12441 SW 130 Street
Miami FL 33186
Tel: 1-800-759-5905 / 1-305-232-8182
Fax: 1-800-759-5914 / 1-305-232-6049
E-mail: sales@cinemaequip.com
PLEASE CONTACT FOR PRICING
Cinema Carbons
Sidney Industrial Park
16 Winkler Road
Sidney, New York USA 13838
Phone: (800) 310-2723
Fax: (607) 563-9553
E-mail: etwilson@frontiernet.net
http://www.cinemacarbons.com/
Get the
'original'
1942 military carbon rods that are shorter in length, 20" for
positives.
The softer center section is made from a mixture of cerium, lantanum,
and
carbon. The original formula. Robert Doerr has a
limited
supply of these carbons for sale.
Classic Carbon Arc Searchlight Parts
Robert L Doerr
26308 Cubberness
St Clair Shores, MI 48081
rdoerr@bizserve.com
http://www.searchlightparts.org
A Historical Note About The
National
Carbon Co.
NATIONAL CARBON STOPPED
MAKING CARBONS FOREVER IN 2002
This company below will repair, and rewind burn't out control box motors. I sent one in that had to be rewound, and had bad bearings. They overhauled it, and shipped it back to me for $253.00 in June of 2008
EurtonElectric
9920 Painter Ave
P.O. Box 2113
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Tel: 800-423-4789
Fax: 562-946-0014
E-mail: info@eurtonelectric.com
http://www.eurtonelectric.com/index.html
Water pump leaks are very
common,
and a real pain, and hard to stop, especially if the packing gland is
frozen
on the shaft from rust . Don't even bother to attempt to take it
apart if you can't easily take the impeller off the shaft.
You will just cause damage. At this point, the best thing you can
do is to send it in for rebuilding.
I suggest the Moto-Parts
Exchange.
They will rebuild your Hercules Water Pump for about $460.00.
Excellent
service, fast and very friendly! If you have a damaged pump, they
have the core parts to rebuild, and repair any damaged pump. They
rebuilt
two pumps for me, and they look like new! They did an excellent
job.
They also rebuild distributors!
You might also be able to find a newer version of this pump that does
not
require packing or a grease cup.
Moto-Parts Exchange
Company
2515 Yates Avenue
City of Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: 323-888-1001
Toll Free: 800-745-1531
http://www.moto-parts.com/profile.htm
E-mail: CustomerService@moto-parts.com
Water Pump Packing
You can also get a new type
TEFLON
packing material for your water pump that lasts longer than the old
stuff.
Get type #154 3/8 inch
American Seal &
Packing
10661 Ellis Ave Suite E
Fountain Valley, CA. 92708
(714) 593-9780 FAX (714)
593-9701
http://www.usseal.com/packing/packings.htm
You might also be able to get Teflon packing at Home Depot, or at an Auto Parts Store
Spanner Wrench
Be sure you use a spanner wrench to
adjust the brass packing nut on the water pump. I have seen
operators
smack this nut with a screw driver and hammer to tighten it. As a
result,
I have seen a few broken brass packing nuts. You can buy a cheap
spanner wrench set for about $15.00 from Harbor Freight on the web
at...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=41243
Feed
Gear Lube
Spray on
Graphite.
Made of synthetic colloidal graphite, it is an ideal lubricant for feed
gears.
AERVOE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
Ask for Heather Lewis Regional Sales
Coordinator
Toll Free Phone:
1-800-227-0196
Fax: 1-775-782-4027
Email: mailbox@aervoe.com
http://www.aervoe.com/aervoe/shopping/aervoe_mroLubricants_detail.asp?ID=47
Feed Gear Aquadag
If you are more traditional, and want
to use aquadag to lubricate your feed gears, as per the manual, you may
buy it from...
The Macalaster Bicknell Company of
NJ.
800-257-8405
http://www.macbicnj.com/glsblwequip/18820.htm
Positive Rotation Gear
Grease
Always be sure your positive rotation
gear is greased. I grease before every job. Hard to say
what
is best.
Here are what some operators have been
using.
Copper Anti Seize Lubricant from
Loctite
good up to 1800 degrees.
http://www.shopatmidway.com/p-3911-copper-anti-seize-lubricant-8-oz-brushtop-bottle.aspx
John Deere Grease, same feel as wheel
bearing grease
DUPONT lube with Teflon spray on.
The oils burn off with the high temps, but the teflon doesn't.
Terrill Machine, Inc
will
rebuild your single action pump (like the Sperry and GE) for
$55.00
plus the return shipping. They had it rebuilt and back within a
week.
The pump looks just like new and they used a new diaphragm that is safe
to use with todays fuels. In all it cost $63.00
total.
Depending upon your location shipping may be different.
If you need to get your pump rebuilt
you can contact:
Terrill Machine, Inc
1000 County Road 454
DeLeon, TX 76444
254-893-2610
You can get a Sperry Oil Filter at NAPA Auto Parts. The part number is 1250 and the price is $9.69.
For Baldwin brand P52
8"oil
filter cartridge go to...
Associated Diesel, Inc.
66 Freeport St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02122
http://www.adiesel.com/prodinfo.php?sku=P52
GE
Oil Filters (Original)
You can get a GE Oil Filter Gasket
from NAPA
The number is NAPA 5080
C-407 AC oil filter replacement from
SPIN ON Filter Adapter
You may want to install an adapter
so you can attach a modern Spin on type filter to a GE generator.
You may have to tap a couple of holes in the oil filter unit to
make
this work, but it has been done as you can see by the photo
below.
You can get one of these adapters at the website below for about $24.00.
http://www.zip-corvette.com/
You can also get it at any /Checkers
type automotive parts store for about $10.00. It is called a
Chevy
56-67 OIL FILTER CONVERSION KIT used to replace the old type cartridge
filters used on those Chevy engines.
The thread type on the filter adapter
is 13/16-16. You can then use any of the filters listed below...
Fram:PH5,PH13, HP4
Pureolator: L34631
Purolator Pure One: PL34631 (prefered)
AC: PF1218 AC Delco pf35, pf1218
Motorcraft: FL-12A
NAPA: 1060
Wix: 51060, 51061
K&N: HP3002 (prefered)
Amsoil: SDF-24
Hastings: LF279
Fleetguard: LF653
If you are missing your VOLT and AMP meters on your Sperry or
General
Electric generator, the original meters will be very hard to find, but
you can replace them with meters that are of the same size as the
original.
They are built by Simpson. They are called Simpson Wide-Vue DC Panel
Meters
for GE and Round meters for Sperry.
AMP Meters should have full deflection at .05 volts, and a scale
range from 0-300 amps. The VOLT meter should have a range from 0-150
volts
Newark Electronics has nice Simpson ammeters and voltmeters that
are the same size as the original
General Electric meters. However the new meters don't allow
the lights in the back of the orginal meters to
light up the new meters dial. The meters are around $75.00 to
$90.00.
The new meters need to have 4 new mounting holes drilled into the meter
panel, but otherwise look great.
Newark has a website at
http://www.newarkinone.com
or call them at
800-463-9275
Granger has Simpson Electric meters
Analog Panel Meter, DC Current, 0-300 DC A, Size 4 1/2 In, Wide-Vue
Case Style, Accuracy +/- 2% Full Scale, Plastic Case, Acrylic Window,
Self-shielded
Movement, Use With External 50mV Shunt, Standards UL(E91015N), Includes
Mounting Template and Mounting Screws
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1X031
Instrument Meter Specialties Inc.
1756 Victory Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91201
818-243-0416
800-926-3837
http://www.meterdistributor.com/SIMPSON/SimpsonAnalogPanel%20Meters.htm
Many original volt and amp
meters
may not be working or are in need of service. I found a place that
repairs
meters if your original meter is in good condition. They have service
centers
all around the country. I have not dealt with them yet, so let me know
if they are able to help you with your meter. If you have experience
with
having your original searchlight meters repaired by another company,
please
let me know.
The company I found is called
TRANSCAT
Go to this site below to find
a service center near you.
http://www.transcat.com/
Allied Electronics
Corporate
Headquarters
7410 Pebble Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76118
Phone: 817- 595-3500
800-433-5700
http://www.alliedelec.com/
Part # RRS25RE
Galco Industrial Electronics
26010 Pinehurst Drive
Madison Heights, MI 48071
800-337-0552
http://www.galco.com/
Part # RRS25R-OHM
Or Part # RRS25RE
Newark InOne
197 Highway 18 South Suite 205
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
800-463-9275
http://www.newark.com/ohmite/rrs25re/rheostat/dp/64K5954
Ohmite RRS25RE
Newark Part #64K5954
GE Generator is a model GT-1508-B1
Rated at.... 100V 165A 16.5KW @ 1200 rpm
GE Generator Brushes are...
5/8 thick, 3"wide, 2" long and require 80 oz per lever 2
levers
per brush
GE Catalog #4738794
Jerry Wayne's "Sky-view Company"
13107 Lookout Run
San Antonio, TX 78233
(800) 562-8439
http://www.sky-view.com/parts-catalog.htm
Robert L Doerr 's "Classic Carbon Arc Searchlight
Parts"
26308 Cubberness
St Clair Shores, MI 48081
(586) 945-6127
http://www.searchlightparts.org
Good choice for GE parts. Has many GE parts machines.
Dave Orlando's WEST COAST SEARCHLIGHTS of
San
Jose, California
1328 N. Capitol Avenue
San Jose, CA 95123
(408) 929-4455
searchlightguy@aol.com
Good Source for all 60" Sperry Parts as well as 24" and 36" General
Electric Carbon Arc Searchlights carbons
Jim Thornton's "Searchlight Express"
of
Portsmouth, Virginia
Has a lot of searchlight parts. He is about 80 years old, and not
a computer type, so you will have to call him.
http://www.searchlightexpress.com
(757) 399-8819
Dick Cruse's "Skywatcher" of Houston,
Texas
I have retired after 30 years adjusting the carbon rods. I
have a large inventory of carbon arc parts for sale and a number of
24inch
conversion lights and standard 60 inch carbon arc lights. My
number
is
skywatcheradvertising@yahoo.com
281-433-0144
Jeff Rogensues "MOTOR CITY SEARCHLIGHT" of
Detroit,
Michigan
586-294-4755
Motorcitysearchlight@Wowway.Com
Many N.O.S. parts for Sperry and GE lights
Robert Faust's National Searchlight LLC.
11590 N. Harrell's Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA. 70816
www.nationalsearchlight.com
225-272-2216
Fax 225-272-6162
Sells parts for searchlights
Lance Groft's "Searchlight Advertising" in Las
Vegas,
NV
I Have complete Sperry heads, control boxes, GE and Sperry
Generators. If you know of any one looking for parts have them
call
me. I have been running Searchlights since I was 13, I started in 1959
.
lightman46@cox.net
702-642-4311
Larry Boggs "HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS AND INFLATABLES" of
Savannah,
Georgia
larry21957@yahoo.com
(912) 369-6044
Larry has Zenith carb tops with mixture adjustment. I have replaced
all my working lights with these. Also a few main generator brushes and
turn table brushes.
Scott Prindle's "AIRINFLATABLES &
SEARCHLIGHTS"
of Billings, Montana
(406) 656-0189
http://airinflatables.8k.com/
GE & Sperry brushes,heads,control boxes,brass circle gears,
carbon rods. He is also selling his business, so if you are interested,
give him a call.
Here is a partial parts list of what Scott has to sell....
Description Part# Price
Armature Feed
Motors
S302C
$150.00
Shaft Pinion U Joint
Assembly
S
118P
$6.00
S
119P
$25.00
S
136P
$25.00
Support, Negative
Head
S221N
$55.00
L Spring Release
Handle
S206N
$20.00
Shaft, Universal
Joint
S211N
$10.00
Pivot Neg roller
Bracket
S220N
$27.50
Bracket, Ng
roller
S222N
$55.00
Neg rod contact
brushes
S201N
$105.00 /pr
Pos feed
rollers
S111P
$12.00
Neg Feed
Rollers
S210N
$10.00
Detent
Flange
S124P
$75.00
Gyroscope Beveled
Gear
112866
Feed Miter
Gear
S131P
$40.00
Neg Feed Roller
Gear
S210N
$17.50
Shaft Pos Feed
Roller
S112P
$7.00
Gear Pos Feed
Roller
S114P
$27.99
Shoe Assembly For Collector ring
Plus assorted control box gears
Jerry Biro's Hercules JXD Engine Parts of
Martinsburg,
Ohio
P.O. Box 206
Martinsburg, Ohio 43037
Tel. (740) 745-1475
Fax. (740)745-2475
biro@alltel.net
Hercules engine parts – supposedly the “King of
Hercules
parts” and “Worlds largest supplier of Hercules parts”
Hercano Propulsion, LLC
PO Box 4274
Newark, OH 43058
740-745-1475
www.herculesparts.com/
JXD Engine Parts
Jobbers Warehouse of Philadelphia,
PA
1601 Fairmount Ave
Philadelphia, Pa. 19130
215-236-8500
http://www.jobbersinc.com/about.htm
E-Mail: info@jobbersinc.com
New water pumps for $795.00, engine gears, etc
JXD Engine Parts
Kraft Power Corp.
P.O. Box 2189
Woburn, MA 01888-0389
1-800-969-6121
http://www.kraftpower.com/hercules/herculesprods.html
Hercules JXD Engine Manuals
YESTERDAY's TRACTORS
751 Commerce Loop
PT Business Park
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Contact Phone:(800) 853-2651Customer Service(360) 379-4808
http://www.ytmag.com/contents/hercules_engine_manuals_list.htm
Hercules JXD Starter Motors
I have NOS Starting Motors in GE labeled boxes. Price is $150.00
plus your choice of shipping.
Payment by Paypal or Money Order.
Tom Wolboldt
641 Warren Chapel Rd.
Fleming, Ohio 45729
xstuff@juno.com
INTERESTING FACTS ON THE JXD ENGINE
The engine used to power the GE and Sperry generators was made by
the Hercules Engine Company who supplied nearly a million engines to
the
US military and allied armed forces during 1941-1945. Hercules engines
were used in Jeeps, 2.5 and 5-ton trucks and generator sets.
The JXD version of the Hercules engine used in searchlight power
plants is a straight six side valve gasoline engine. The engine
displacement
is 5240cc (320 cu in). It is rated at 110hp @ 3000rpm The engine uses
about
2.6 gallons (10 litres) an hour when running the searchlight.
1hp = 0.75 KW so the engine is capable of putting out 82.5 KW at
3000 rpm
The generator runs at 1250 rpm and power output is approximately
proportional to RPM therefore the engine output power at 1250 rpm would
be about 35KW
The generator output is 15KW (max 16.7KW). Under normal running
conditions the light runs at 93 volts (at the generator terminals) at
150
amps ie 14KW
The efficiency of a typical DC generator is 75%. That would require
20 KW of engine power when there is 35KW available at 1250rpm. The
whole
design of the searchlight power plant is very conservatively rated
since
it is idling along at less than one quarter the rated power of the
engine.
The searchlights cost $60,000 in 1940. Using inflation figures from
1940 to 2005 - that is equivalent to $830,000 in 2005 - no wonder they
are such a magnificent piece of machinery!
Carb o’haul kits for Zenith Model 29
– Carb no. 9982
(number is on a small dime-sized tag
riveted to top of carb that I didn’t know was there until I cleaned it)
Larry Isgro Carburetors
1604 Argyle Road
Wantagh, NY
516 783 1041
He calls them TC-29 kits at $65.00
each
Pretty much a full gasket set with
a new needle, seat and float pivot pin and new air adj. screw. No
power valve.
McMaster-Carr
http://www.mcmaster.com
Just type in welding cable in the
search
box.
Part # 7940A29
4/0 AWG welding cable is about 3.71
/per foot.
Strands = 2014
O.D.- .740
150 amps at 200 feet
A.I.W.C American Insulated
Wire
Corp
95 Grand Ave
Pawtucket, RI. 02862
http://www.aiwc.com/catalogsection/prodsdisplay.htm
Got to products, PORTABLE/FLEXIBLE
CORD, find Welding Cable (600V) | Black Thermoset Jacket | 6 - 4/0 AWG
| 105ºC to -55ºC on right side of page.
Part #21705
4/0 AWG Welding Cable
Strands = 2088/30
O.D.=.720
150 amps @ 200 feet
Also try your local welding supply
store.
Give these a try. They all do one-offs.
http://www.pwfoundr y.com/
http://bajabronze. net/
http://www.american bronze.com/
http://www.smartsho ps.net/capabilit ies.html
http://www.odmfg. com/
