Paul wrote:
matt_colie wrote:
Paul wrote:
Friend has a 40 hp 2 stroke outboard motor , not sure of the make.
Power connector plug is damaged, need replacing, where can he get?
It must be ancient, its marked GEC!
Its round and has a similar look to a car trailer fitting, a plug
with 6 female receptacle , pins fitted on motor connector.

Pins laid out in a circle with 2 large and 4 small, in the arrangement
small,small,small,large, small, large.

Any ideas?
Paul,
If I am correct, your friend is second on line - for the last one (in
short SOL).
GEC was Gale Engine Company, a part of OMC until the the late 60's
(IIRC). Gale engine and Gale products sold things that were try-outs
for Johnson, Evenrude, Lawnboy, Ryan, Pioneer and Cushman. They
abandon that plug and did not advance it to the primary marine
products because it didn't work. They stayed two cables that went on
wing nut terminals for starting power and a ganged connector for the
the rest of the hookup. That is what we used to change them to when
the plug went bad.

Good Luck There.

Matt Colie

Hi Matt,

In this case the GEC is short for General Electric Company - an ancient
british manufacturer of electrical switchgear:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...ic_Company_plc

Paul,

If it is the script GEC of the later GEC/Plessey, I suspect you are
still out of luck.

The connector does look like the Gale connector of the 60's.

In any case, Good Luck

Matt