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G503 WWII 1944 Ford GPW Type II Filter Suppression Capacitors


This article describes the Electrical Type II Filter Suppression Capacitor researched by Mark Tombleson.

This article applies to Ford GPW WWII Military Jeeps 


1. The Type II Suppression that Nabholtz shows as starting Dec 43 MB serial # 289001, but Ford did not start till Oct 44, and unclear as to which plant started. Here is a list of filters that you need for the Type II Suppression.
FM GPW 18938-B filter, .25 MFD., mounted to voltage regulator, mounts to the screw closest to the front of the jeep and attaches to the battery terminal of the regulator.
FM GPW 18937-B filter unit, .01 MFD is closest to the dash.

2. FM GPA 18841 filter, .5 MFD., mounted on starter motor switch on the hot terminal side.

3. FM GPW 18937 filter, 0.01 MFD., mounted to ignition switch on the hot terminal side.

4. FM GPW 18935-B filter, 0.1 MFD., mounted on coil stud… is the stud attaching the coil bracket to the block, using the stud closest to the rear of the

5. FM GPW 18935-A filter unit, .1 MFD, generator ground to armature circuit mounts on the screw for the generator ground and attaches to the armature terminal of the generator.

6. FM GPA 18841 filter unit, .5 MFD, for the radio terminal box found under the passengers seat (box bolts into 4 holes in side panel).

This information is found in SNL-G503 (feb 1945) group 26 in manual


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