TM 31-210
Improvised Munitions Handbook
| Section VII |
No. 11 |
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AUTOMOBILE GENERATOR POWER SOURCE |
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| An automobile generator can be used as a means of firing one blasting cap or igniter. (Improvised Igniter, Section V, No. 2, may be used.) | |
| MATERIALS REQUIRED: | |
| Automobile generator (6, 12, or 28 volts). (An alternator will not work). | |
| Copper wire | |
| Strong string or wire, about 5 ft. (150 cm) long and 1/16 in. (1-1/2 mm) in diameter. | |
| Knife | |
| Small light bulb requiring same voltage as generator, (for example, bulb from same vehicle as generator). | |
| PROCEDURE: | |
| 1. Strip about 1 in. (2-1/2 cm) of coating from both ends of 3 copper wires. Scrape ends with knife until metal is shiny. |
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| 2. Connect the A and F terminals with one piece of wire. | |
| 3. Connect a wire to the A terminal. Connect another to the G terminal. |
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| NOTE: The F and G or C terminals may not be labeled; in this case, connect wires as shown. The F terminal is usually smaller in size than the C or G terminal. | |
| 4.Wrap several turns of string or wire clockwise around the drive pulley. |
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| HOW TO USE: | |
| 1. Connect the free ends of the wires to the light bulb. |
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| 2. Place one foot on the generator to secure it in place. Give the string or wire a very hard pull to light the bulb. |
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| NOTE: If not successful at first, rewind string and try again several times. After repeating this operation and the bulb still does not light, follow Step 4, "How to Use." | |
| 3. If light bulb lights, follow Steps 1 and 2 of above, "How to Use," connecting free ends of wires to blasting cap or igniter instead of to light bulb. | |
| 4. If light bulb does not light after several pulls, switch leads connected to F and C terminals. Repeat above, "How to Use,", Steps 1 to 3. | |
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