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  1. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    We'll see what I can get done with her. Currently I'm glad she runs down the road well, getting the generation portion up and working is step number two, but easily achievable using the second method I outlined.
  2. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    No doubt!
  3. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    I have been talking with DRS via phone and email about the history of the machine. No documentation yet, but I remain hopeful that they will share what they can. Here's a comment regarding the vehicle from the product manager: "The HMMWV you purchased is a Bid Sample version and is at least a...
  4. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    HMMWV at Idle
  5. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    You can barely make out the coolant in the bottom of this module, I'm guessing that it isn't recoverable. The plan currently is to work on the engine speed management side as well as the rectifying unit so that DC output can be achieved. From there, replacing the invertor can be handled using a...
  6. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    Ok, so as I mentioned it had a couple of bits and pieces installed in the footwells of the rear passenger and drivers side seats. These two liquid cooled modules have two functions. The first takes the three phase output from the generator head and rectify the output to high voltage DC. This is...
  7. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    A few more shots of some of the bits and pieces.
  8. dk8019

    HMMWV OBVP-2 Prototype Onboard Generation

    Ok, so a quick thread regarding this HMMWV I purchased back in January. Took about 2 months for clearance of the EUC, and then she was trailered up to me in Northern VA. Not a bad looking truck overall, just the unusual bits that the OBVP units were equipped with, namely a 30kW permanent magnet...
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