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Richmond station Philadelphia? perhaps?
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Trainwire: YESSS!!!! The Pratt Institute! Thanks for triggering my irradiated brain cells! ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif) I should go visit it some time As far as the gagues, yeah...they sure give the place a real sci-fi look don't they? Digital readouts just don't have the same panasche...
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"As far as the gagues, yeah...they sure give the place a real sci-fi look don't they? "
Reminds me of the Krell lab in the movie
_Forbidden Planet_. There was a large long
panel of guages, each indicating ten times
more power than the one before.
"No wired connections that I can find"
Mobious says.
When the "monster from the id" was on a rampage, all
were lighting up indicating huge power
consumption.
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Those pictures are absolutely great!
I just love old stuff like this.
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WOW!! Must have taken YEARS to wire all them panels. There's nothing like an old building, they just built them so well, back then!. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/smile.gif) Does anyone know, what the Output of that Generator is?. [This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 04-12-2003).]
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I have about the same thing if not older at the SONY studios here.
boy were those things built well!!!!!
6 generators that handle about 4,000amp DC
each and can still feed back to SCE for rebates.
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Hey, if they only use(d) part of this for a school, they could use/make bigggg money on bigggg field trips...
[This message has been edited by Theelectrikid (edited 09-19-2004).]
Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
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In addition to miles of wire, think of the tons of solder used to splice it all!
Beautiful pics....Thanks Joe!
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Most of the equipment on the control panels doesn't appear to be all that old. I see a lot of Westinghouse (ABB)type CO overcurrent relays, a lot of GE type HGA auxiliary relays and GE type SB-1 control switches. All still used by the hundreds by my company. That stuff should be working 50 years from now. The surface mount equipment is mostly obsolete now as is the slate and granite panels. The panels had to be really sturdy to prevent movement which could cause inadvertent tripping of electromechanical protective relays. As someone mentioned the wiring in the old substations and powerplants was a work of art with every wire as straight as an arrow and meticulously tied into flat "bundles". No solder was involved. Some of the wire probably does have asbestos in it, but so far we've ignored it.
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Were was this plant at? and what happend to all the old equipment?
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