U.S. Army Signal Corps type GN-35 direct current generator
date: label: date made
content: ca 1942
name: label: maker
content: Burke Electric Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A hand-operated electrical generator, type GN-35, for a type SCR-131 radio. Rectangular metal case, olive drab color. Comes with two crank handles and a stand. Metal tag reads: "Signal Corps U.S. Army Generator GN-35 Serial No. 233 order no. 1332 NY-40. Made by Burke Electric Co., Erie, Penn. This generator is now adjusted for use with SCR 163 and 203, 6 volts, 2.5 amps, 345 volts, 0.1 amp. Reverse this plate when readjusting for SCR-131161 and 171." When cranked at proper speed, it provides 10 and 400 volts for transmitter. Equipment powered by this generator were used by infantry, field artillery and signal corps.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.315213
label: catalog number
content: 315213
label: accession number
content: 217778
label: model number
content: GN-35
objectType: label: Object Name
content: electrical generator
label: Object Name
content: hand generator
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 5 3/4 in x 8 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 14.605 cm x 21.59 cm