WW2 EE-8 Signal Corps U.S. Army Field Phone Maintenance Tips and Demonstration WWII Korea Vietnam
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2017
- In this video, see a vintage 1945 U.S. Army Signal Corps EE-8 field phone disassembled and given some basic maintenance. Maintenance includes lubrication of the hand crank generator and polishing of contacts for the microphone element (transmitter) and the earpiece element (receiver).
This field phone and its variants saw service for over 40 years through WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. Using phone-to-phone wired connections, it could communicate up to 17 miles on two D batteries. For more information, look up technical manual TM-11-333.
Awesome, I picked up my EE8 today. Already looking for a mate. Thanks for the great video.
So, having bought two sets off Ebay, I followed all the advice from James and I am amazed: they both work! One is dated October 11th 1944, the other is earlier: May 9th 1942. Remarkable design and build quality, they still work after 75 and 77 years old......Many thanks for the advice James.
Great demo! Thanks!
Awesome, I thoroughly enjoyed your video.
I got one in my room but its a EE-8-B with a leather case one of the earlier ones. Nice phone.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video and love it.
I want more videos like this.
Awesome. A friend just brought us one for use in our kid's (totally awesome) treehouse. Now I just need to dig up another one. Thanks!
Thank you so much. I had bought one of these that had been sitting in storage for decades and didn't work. Crank would not move at all, and it would not transmit sound. Using this vid helped me get it as good as new
Mine works now, thank you
Thank you for this interesting video.
Thank you for the reply and info, your videos have been very helpful to me and our hobby
You only need 2 wires to talk on the LB (local battery) setting on the two big terminals, what you called left and middle, L1 and L2. The small terminal to the right is marked Bat for external power, when set to CB, (common battery). You do not need 3 wires, only 2. I was a USMC field wireman, 2511.
Just got a pair in excellent condition. I lucked out. One does not look like it was used. The cord and wires look nearly new. Thanks for the vid.
Nice work
My grandpa bought one and forgot about it outside but I took it in as my own
Merci James je suis un collectionneur français et cette vidéo et super. J'ai 2 téléphones que je ne savais pas utiliser et il marche a la perfection grâce a cette vidéo!!
Cool video, I just picked one up at a garage sale!
Thank you!!
Yo tengo el mismo es de 1941...con el estuche de cuero y aún funciona