I would love to have one of those suits! Anyone else from the SLC area remember Allied Army and Navy Surplus that used to be on State Street and about 2nd South (I think)? I loved that store - bought lots of cool stuff there. I just barely parted with my wood and rawhide snowshoes that I bought there in 1972 when I couldn't afford downhill skiing anymore. They gave me hours and days of pleasure, along with the WW2 leather flying helmet for to keep my head warm that I also bought there. Alas, the helmet was stolen many years ago, but I still have the goggles that came with it. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Wiggins Patrick Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 4:30 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Quadrantids On 03 Jan 2013, at 14:46, Chuck Hards wrote:
Patrick should be weighing-in here soon and he can tell us the suit voltage.
They were WWII vintage bomber suits. I had a pile of them and ended up donating them to the Hill AFB museum. They were 28VDC. They came with gloves, boots and a hood that could be plugged into the suit.
I'm thinking that his deisel Benz might be a 24 volt system?
No, she's 12VDC so the suit never did heat up as much as it could.
That's what his primary ride was back in those days. And BTW, it's still in the same pristine condition that it was back then.
Danke! And she just had here 40th birthday in May. Needless to say she no longer goes out of the house unless the skies are clear and the roads are clear and dry. Mercedes über alles! patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".