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Wires cut along the floor are usually radio wires. Any 12v light will work. The plugs are available online.
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Hey Superman. These are the two sets of wires. I'm assuming the larger gauge wire is the radio wire and the smaller gauge wire is for the beacon light? 
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Theres a plug up high back of cab. Any wires inside going to it?
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Thank you Hitman, but I have a couple LED beacon lights at the shop I would like to use.
Superman, no. The wires were pulled out of the back of that plug and laying on the floor of the cab
Superman, no. The wires were pulled out of the back of that plug and laying on the floor of the cab
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Probably the smaller wire then if its out of the connector. There is a relay in the panel and a switch on the dash. Headlights have to be on. Check the wire with a meter.
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Roger that. Thank you
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Sveng Do you have a page number for that diagram. I have a dead plug. Power at the CB 38 (12v)
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Thanks for that tip!! With head lights on there is power at the plug yippi
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oops, Turn the heads lights on dummy. Works good! fire the mecanic
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The part you are looking for is an ITT/Cannon CA310610SL-4P-B-02. I ordered one yesterday through Vertical.com. This number is for a straight plug. They also stock a 90° plug. You can download a ITT/Cannon catalog for this style connector.
A clarification... The Cannon PN above, is that the receptacle mounted on the cab? Or the PN for the companion plug that plugs into that receptacle? That would normally be part of the rotating beacon power lead?
I have gotten nowhere finding the Cannon PN above. Lots of hits from a Google search but when I go the vendor page nothing. Or their pages runs off to some other, not even related, plug. Verticle.com apparently has changed since 2015 . Doesn't list any Cannon plugs.
Humm if I was still at the major airline I retired from working avionics I would have had this info or the plug in my hands by now. The one source I really liked was the cross reference data sheet to other manufactures. Just about every plug out there has 2-20 other manufactures.
A clarification... The Cannon PN above, is that the receptacle mounted on the cab? Or the PN for the companion plug that plugs into that receptacle? That would normally be part of the rotating beacon power lead?
I have gotten nowhere finding the Cannon PN above. Lots of hits from a Google search but when I go the vendor page nothing. Or their pages runs off to some other, not even related, plug. Verticle.com apparently has changed since 2015 . Doesn't list any Cannon plugs.
Humm if I was still at the major airline I retired from working avionics I would have had this info or the plug in my hands by now. The one source I really liked was the cross reference data sheet to other manufactures. Just about every plug out there has 2-20 other manufactures.
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Try PEI-Genesis. They have the Cannon plugs and receptacles. For help figuring out what part you want to go with (straight or right angle connector on the power lead from the light) see the attached PDF file that I got from them.
I also managed to find a new FMTV rotating beacon with the Cannon connector on the lead, from Amazon (that's a win). It even has a magnetic base! Search on:
MTV - FMTV Amber Warning Signal Light 12 Volt NSN 6220-01-383-9914, 12420230
One issue is the beacon power cable is fitted with a newer version of the mil-spec connector, that is quite similar (but does not mate up) to the receptable mounted on the cab. I ordered a spare straight connector from PEI-Genesis as my first idea was to replace the one on the power lead rather than the truck. However I ended up with the very same connector! It might be that the old-style connector is not available anymore.
Plan B - I'm going to pull off the back panel in the cab and change out the old receptacle a new one that matches the new connector. The beacon came with a straight connector, so I'm re-ordering that but in a right angle configuration.
The PEI-Genesis part number for the straight connector is:
CAN CA3106E10SL-4PB02
They are about $40 for the connector and maybe half that for the receptacle. I'll post some pics once I get all the stuff I ordered along with the part numbers, once I get everything here.
I also managed to find a new FMTV rotating beacon with the Cannon connector on the lead, from Amazon (that's a win). It even has a magnetic base! Search on:
MTV - FMTV Amber Warning Signal Light 12 Volt NSN 6220-01-383-9914, 12420230
One issue is the beacon power cable is fitted with a newer version of the mil-spec connector, that is quite similar (but does not mate up) to the receptable mounted on the cab. I ordered a spare straight connector from PEI-Genesis as my first idea was to replace the one on the power lead rather than the truck. However I ended up with the very same connector! It might be that the old-style connector is not available anymore.
Plan B - I'm going to pull off the back panel in the cab and change out the old receptacle a new one that matches the new connector. The beacon came with a straight connector, so I'm re-ordering that but in a right angle configuration.
The PEI-Genesis part number for the straight connector is:
CAN CA3106E10SL-4PB02
They are about $40 for the connector and maybe half that for the receptacle. I'll post some pics once I get all the stuff I ordered along with the part numbers, once I get everything here.
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I almost bid on these to make "disco party truck from hell"...
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Saw this low profile LED strobe beacon at Menards the other day and thought about putting that on my M923A2 cargo truck. Not sure if it will work on 24v
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Strange. I ordered a RAWLS off of eBay and the connector matched up.
I have some hand held portable work lights I got from GP & wanted to power them from the RAWLS connector. I ordered the connector from PEI. I also ordered 12 volt bulbs to go in the work lights and made a 35’ power cable.