Re: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is nowOn-line!

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Thanks, Bert, that's great stuff.

PBT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bert Hickman" <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 12:52 PM
Subject: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is 
nowOn-line!


> 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_Pittsfield%2C_part_1
>
> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsfield%2C_part_2
>
> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsfield%2C_part_3
>
> Happy reading!
>
> Bert
> --
> Bert Hickman
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