Talk:Land Rover 1/2 ton Lightweight

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008
Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 19:00, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

I understand that the larger 90 A generator added on the lightweight as opposed to an alternator was partially intended to prevent any disruptions during a large electro magnetic blast, which would affect a normal alternator based vehicle. Any truth to this ? mrdoiron@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrdoiron (talk • contribs) 02:58, 18 May 2010 (UTC) --Mrdoiron (talk) 03:49, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I owned a Lightweight (FFR) for 7 years. The original radio (Command Set) installation required a large alternator capacity and the 90 AMP/24 volt system was fitted for this purpose.  The vehicle military operating manual does not mention an EMP (electro-magentic pulse precaution) so I think that the above is unlikely.  The ignition system was screened to avoid radio interference.  In the end, I converted to whole system to 12 volt and the engine to diesel.  It was an extremely dependable vehicle and it is still in service with the new owner.Miletus (talk) 16:09, 12 August 2010 (UTC)