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Yes to much $ but should be in a museum not in someones garage On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 1:30 PM jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 6/11/20 11:47 AM, Ed Phillips wrote: > > No filament! Wrong theory.. Synchrnous spark!. > > > > Ed > > > ge. > >> > >> Am 10.06.2020 um 20:25 schrieb Chris Reeland: > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I thought I would share this unusual and historic transformer from > >>> "1917" > >>> that I came across on eBay recently. > >>> > >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/363014955765 > >>> > >>> I will admit, I am not so big on the hefty price, but it is > >>> interesting in > >>> it's design. Also looks in great condition. > >>> > >>> I find the lever control interesting for some kind of movable shunt. > > > > I would think that a movable shunt allows you to set the spark gap > current (just like in a Tesla Coil) - The only meter on a transmitter in > "king spark" days was probably something like an RF ammeter. > _______________________________________________ > Tesla mailing list > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla > _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla