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#151898 05/24/03 07:16 AM
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I found this interesting old transformer while browsing eBay and immediately thought of ECN's nostalgia area!

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#151899 05/24/03 07:49 AM
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Paul,

... did you buy it .... ?

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#151900 05/25/03 01:15 AM
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Paul,
It says "Crompton-Parkinson Ltd Hayes Middlesex England", this company is still manufacturing Electrical gear!.
How old do you reckon this transformer is?. [Linked Image]

#151901 05/26/03 03:23 PM
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No, I didn't put in a bid.

The guy selling it reckons 1930s, which looks about right from the photos.

#151902 05/26/03 05:42 PM
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Looks like maybe a (window) current transformer?

[...with the "primary winding" hole and all.]

#151903 05/31/03 07:26 AM
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A wooden CT case!.
Now that would keep them nasty Eddy currents under control.

#151904 05/31/03 04:42 PM
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Trumpy — The true emeritus members of the instrumentation and physics community are spitting blood lately. What us young punks call "Eddy" currents are properly termed Edward or even more formally Edwardian Currents.   ;-)

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#151905 06/07/03 12:34 AM
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Ohh,
I was not aware of this!.
My most humble apologies to these people and to the Gods of Electricity. [Linked Image]


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