Prc6 rt-196 - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

Ray Collier · 06-30-2009, 00:26

Looking for some help in locating batteries for my radios or some kind of adaptor kit for my PRC6 RT-196

foxmike · 07-03-2009, 21:19

You can build your own adapter.
PRC-6 Battery Box

or there is a guy in Italy that makes inverters that will work with the PRC-6 with a 6V battery. I have a few and they work OK.

Ray Collier · 07-03-2009, 22:47

Yes I have a set of plans and I plan to make one. I am only going to make one for the time being this was I can check both raios to see if they power up at least, thank you for your reply, Ray

Ray Collier · 07-16-2009, 15:48

I am looking for the female connector, I have my battery made up but I am looking for the connector? any ideas or part numbers?

foxmike · 08-16-2009, 18:21

I found some old PRC-6 batteries and just used them for parts. The connector is a 7 pin vacuum tube socket so you may be able to find one at a electrical parts place.

uscgmatt · 08-16-2009, 20:25

Here is the way I tested mine, lots of glue, tape, 9v, C and D cell batteries. I used a 7 pin vacuum tube socket for the plug. The link posted above is a good way to build your own.

Matt

roger-wilco-66 · 08-17-2009, 05:43

The french army had a neat battery adaptor for the prc 6. It used 8 D-cell batteries and had a solid-state inverter on it that generated the proper voltages.
Unforetunatly, they are as rare as hen's lips. I once tried to reverse-engineer one, but unfortunatly the electronic unit is encapsulated and sealed.
Foxmike, do you have a contact of that guy in italy? That sounds like a neat solution!

Cheers,
Mark

foxmike · 08-17-2009, 18:23

Try this email address.
pietronoto@tiscali.it
There is also a ebay auction right now for one of the adapters from the same person I think. Search for prc-6