RE: [TCML] Mystery vey old "tranasformer"

["Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If there is a lot of isolation between the primary and secondary, it might
be an isolation transformer to deliver the power to the aircraft warning
lights on an AM Radio tower.

http://www.austin-insulators.com/radio/xfmr-d.html

I'd love to see a picture.

Dave


> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Mora
> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:13 PM
> To: 'Tesla Coil Mailing List'
> Subject: [TCML] Mystery vey old "tranasformer"
> 
> Hi All,
> 
>  
> 
> I recently made a run to San Diego to pick up a pig and a 
> plate transformer.
> Our benevolent seller asked me to take a couple of other 
> heavy iron things.
> One turns out to be a large HV filter choke. The other one is 
> interesting!
> It is an Osborn and states 480V in 240 out with three legs. 
> Ok that seems
> normal until you pull the cover off the old crinkle finish box.
> 
>  
> 
> A mind shift is in order now. The three windings are wound 
> donuts wrapped
> around a horizontal collective iron core. Weird huh? But 
> wait; there are
> only two wires on each coil. This is very old. Anyone know 
> what this is?
> I'll shoot a picture or two when I free it from the case 
> which will take
> some socket to fit a square nut on an extension. Ya gotta love
> scrounging:-)) It weighs in near 100 lbs- lots of copper too.
> 
> Jim Mora
> 
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