Re: Hand crank coil (not for not for a telephone)

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"

><Robynsaddiction-at-aol-dot-com>> 
> Yikes! I just realized that the hand crank that I was

>speaking of was not for a telephone at all. It was used by

>the railroad to test for shorts on railroad tracks.


	And ins signal and other wiring.  Standard technique
	in many industries, to validate the condition
	of insulation, looking for degradation.
	The principal tester is the MEGGER (a tradename),
	which has been mentioned.  Might be a better start
	for a hand cranked coil: still low power.

	best
	dwp