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RE: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is now On-line!



I went ahead and placed another copy on the Google Docs Server.  I doubt we
can bring down Google!    Make sure you piece the link back together if the
mailing list breaks it apart into separate lines.


https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BwzBvBS6O
2SpMGJmODRmZTgtOWExMS00ZGQwLWJjMmItZDRiNWFmMTAwNWYx&hl=en&authkey=CLjugZsE



-----Original Message-----
From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Bert Hickman
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 8:29 PM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is
now On-line!

Drat... it looks like high traffic may have temporarily crashed the server.
Try again in a day or two.

Bert

Ed Phillips wrote:
> Bert Hickman wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I had been searching for Thomas Blalock's book about the history of 
>> GE's power transformer manufacturing and testing facility for many 
>> years. Unfortunately, only 200 copies were ever published, and it has 
>> been virtually impossible to locate a copy. This is a 300+ page 
>> treasure trove of information, chock full of historic photos, 
>> covering the 80 year history of power transformer manufacturing and 
>> testing in Pittsfield, MA.
>>
>> I just discovered that the entire book is now available online at the 
>> IEEE Global History Network web site in three parts. You do not need 
>> to be an IEEE member to read the book. All three parts also contain 
>> loads of historic photos. Part 2 is devoted entirely to the High 
>> Voltage Testing Lab, and contains lots of information and pictures 
>> about their cascade transformers, impulse generators, high current 
>> capacitor discharge lab, the 1939 World's Fair setup, and transformer 
>> testing. The three parts can be found here:
>>
>> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsf
>> ield%2C_part_1
>>
>>
>> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsf
>> ield%2C_part_2
>>
>>
>> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsf
>> ield%2C_part_3
>>
>>
>> Happy reading!
>>
>> Bert
>
> For some reason links don't work for me. Any ideas?
>
> Ed
>
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