...28v. Homelite gen.

[L999here]

Need some help to ID an older Homelite Corp. gas generator(1952 contract) mod.#20.5D28-23A. Has a brass plate with pertinent info and the SNL NO. 17-4770.210-400 manual listed. What was this generator used for...? It is listed as a .5KW DC model and is mounted on a spring-loaded plate and weighs about 87 lbs. There are two built in rubber coated handles and it is self contained. Turns over easily and is rope pull-start. Anybody know what this was used for....? Take a look at the pic's and let us know....

 

[Carter]

I have never found out what they were used for or a manual, even after asking on several forums. I have one like yours and found they can be started by hooking up the load output terminals to a 24vdc source and pushing the start button above the L2 (neg) terminal.

Homelite Generator pictures from military photos on webshots

 

[L999here]

...OK....!!!

Thank you for the info. My first guess would be a generator to charge the batteries on a duce or some similar piece of US GI equipment that had a 24vdc power source. Believe that the power source on the M45 quad mount is 12vdc,but have not researched this yet. Any other guess's....? Someone else find out what this might be used for....? I plan to rebuild/restore this little gem and charge the duce batteries to see if it works OK...

 

[Carter]

One of the data plates on mine reads Corps of Engineers and I believe if the set was for charging truck batteries it would be tagged as Ordnance Corps not Engineer equipment.

 

[L999here]

...found out usage/..

After a few licks at the net,found that this generator was to provide power to the M45/55 quad mount while the half track was not running. Just cleaned the carb,gas tank and fuel lines and checked out the spark plug. Everything looks OK and all seals/gaskets are in good shape. Since it is a 2-stroke,it says to use 30 wt motor oil,G.I. type. Soon as I get some gas and a rope to start it,I'll make the attempt. Might just save the back and arms and use the duce to crank it up....LOL.

 

[steelypip]

500 Watts isn't a lot of 28 volt action. The quad mount must not draw very much or it has really big batteries...