debe Active Member Mar 7, 2015 #1 Don't quite know why ive kept this for probably 40 yrs now. So is any one old enough to know what it came out of?
Don't quite know why ive kept this for probably 40 yrs now. So is any one old enough to know what it came out of?
rmn_tech Member Mar 7, 2015 #2 Looks like a dropper resistor from an old valve TV. (Non isolated from the mains.) The chassis was always at half mains potential.
Looks like a dropper resistor from an old valve TV. (Non isolated from the mains.) The chassis was always at half mains potential.
debe Active Member Mar 8, 2015 #3 Quite right, they were sold here in Australia as the brand name Thorn imported from the UK. Found a couple of these resistors cleaning out old gear.
Quite right, they were sold here in Australia as the brand name Thorn imported from the UK. Found a couple of these resistors cleaning out old gear.