I got 15 of these which were included in a lot with other electrical stuff at an auction. They have great switches if nothing else. But does anyone know what the purpose of these is/was? Obviously ex military but just curious as to what they were used for if anyone knows. Thank you!
What is this used for?
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Sort of like a Spider Box, but not, they have a 50A locking inlet, & outlet, 20A 120V locking receptacles, a 30A 240V locking receptacle for construction site power, yours is some sort of power distribution box with Hubbell Safety Shroud Twist Lock® NEMA 4X outlets, doubt they are military though.
cvairwerks
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Lightweight Water Purifier Cold Weather Kit... You've got the power distribution box...
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New LWP Lightweight Water Purifier CWK Cold Weather Kit (24716,17) – Rhino Trade LLC
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www.rhinotradellc.com
fitter30
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Could be something for the military 400 cycle?
wyliesdiesels
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wheres the 50a inlet? i only see 20a outlets
looks like #14 or #12. outlets are 20a so....
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curious what the "2" on the breakers represents 2amp?
I did not make it clear that the spider boxes had the inlet/outlet, not the OP's item, my error.
rlitman
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That's someone selling one. This is the product page:Lightweight Water Purifier Cold Weather Kit... You've got the power distribution box...
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The MECO Lightweight Water Purifier (LWP)
MECO was awarded a five-year contract to produce Lightweight Water Purifiers (LWP) for the US Army. MECO designed and developed the LWP and subsequently...
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It appears to be a truck/helicopter portable reverse osmosis plant, and this is the kit designed to keep it running in freezing conditions. The military has well built toys.
FredWanaker
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to offset the cost of $5 Russian gasoline by using it to power your minature EV?
Dang thats interesting thanks for thatThat's someone selling one. This is the product page:
The MECO Lightweight Water Purifier (LWP)
MECO was awarded a five-year contract to produce Lightweight Water Purifiers (LWP) for the US Army. MECO designed and developed the LWP and subsequently...
It appears to be a truck/helicopter portable reverse osmosis plant, and this is the kit designed to keep it running in freezing conditions. The military has well built toys.
What sort of certification did that setup pass? They're clearly using the twist locks for that purpose rather then normal power but you'd think at the very least they would have removed the 20A tags from the covers and put a warning that they're 2A max each or whatever it is.
FredWanaker
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if they are in a fallout shelter you might consider keeping them.
Mr. D
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Well for starters someone removed the 20A input plug and replaced it with a 15A plug. Each of the five 20A plugs is rated at 2A based on the breakers inside the box.
Weird for sure and don't see much utility in owning this. Looks pretty.
Weird for sure and don't see much utility in owning this. Looks pretty.