MBfreak
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Hi to all.
Hope this is the right Forum for a pipe thread standard question.
I am involved with the restoration of a 10 kVA genertor made around 1950.
The thread for the electrical conduit is a seemingly standard 2" NPT.
HOWEVER, as far as I can see from thread tables the 2" NPT is supposed to have 11 TPI, which also holds true for a Whiworth standard 2 " cylindrical pipe thread.
But, the thread o the cable intake on the FUTURLINER generator is a 2" pipe thread with 12 TPI. I may have to make a new screw in part with 12 TPI, but can an oldtimer on this forum give me a clue why it was 12 TPI back then?
I attach some pics of the newly sandblasted and epoxi-primed stator parts.
Bst regards
Ola
Hope this is the right Forum for a pipe thread standard question.
I am involved with the restoration of a 10 kVA genertor made around 1950.
The thread for the electrical conduit is a seemingly standard 2" NPT.
HOWEVER, as far as I can see from thread tables the 2" NPT is supposed to have 11 TPI, which also holds true for a Whiworth standard 2 " cylindrical pipe thread.
But, the thread o the cable intake on the FUTURLINER generator is a 2" pipe thread with 12 TPI. I may have to make a new screw in part with 12 TPI, but can an oldtimer on this forum give me a clue why it was 12 TPI back then?
I attach some pics of the newly sandblasted and epoxi-primed stator parts.
Bst regards
Ola