Equipment compatability question
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I am in the midst of trying to mount an HD 19A.
Beware the sockets are not very firmly installed, and I have managed to spin one. I will use a toothpick and some two part epoxy to re-secure it. And yes, they are 1/4"-20.
I bought a Wilcox shoe used on the Patrol (I have a Patrol) because it looks like it will allow the 19A to direct mount to either a Wilcox dual PVS 14 bridge or an Integrated Technologies dual PVS 14 bridge, both of which I have. Height looks about right too.
There is a thread on Predator Masters where a guy cobbled together an arm extension for the 19A for use with a GI PVS 14 arm and mount. He provides photos. I will try to find the link and post it.
I need to drill out the Wilcox Patrol shoe and thread it, and fix the socket. When I get around to that I will post results. I think it is going to work well, and allow side by side use with a PVS 14.
JPK
Beware the sockets are not very firmly installed, and I have managed to spin one. I will use a toothpick and some two part epoxy to re-secure it. And yes, they are 1/4"-20.
I bought a Wilcox shoe used on the Patrol (I have a Patrol) because it looks like it will allow the 19A to direct mount to either a Wilcox dual PVS 14 bridge or an Integrated Technologies dual PVS 14 bridge, both of which I have. Height looks about right too.
There is a thread on Predator Masters where a guy cobbled together an arm extension for the 19A for use with a GI PVS 14 arm and mount. He provides photos. I will try to find the link and post it.
I need to drill out the Wilcox Patrol shoe and thread it, and fix the socket. When I get around to that I will post results. I think it is going to work well, and allow side by side use with a PVS 14.
JPK
I will be finished with my Wilcox shoe experiment with the 19A this morning. Would have been finished last night but the 1/4"-20 tap went missing.
Fwiw, cut the head off of a 1/4"-20 SS 3/4" bolt and cut a groove in it for a flat blade screw driver. With the spare 1/4"-20 bolt I was nearly able to thread the shoe, which is aluminum, but not quite, need the tap. On a side note, Wilcox's original threading is definitely off center and canted, but I am not going to fix it for fear of trashing the shoe, which is like $60.
JPK
Fwiw, cut the head off of a 1/4"-20 SS 3/4" bolt and cut a groove in it for a flat blade screw driver. With the spare 1/4"-20 bolt I was nearly able to thread the shoe, which is aluminum, but not quite, need the tap. On a side note, Wilcox's original threading is definitely off center and canted, but I am not going to fix it for fear of trashing the shoe, which is like $60.
JPK