()blivion
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So, on a trip to the scrap yard to pick up some steal for my wood stove project, I spotted out of the corner of my eye some things that were quite interesting. . .
I don't know much about the specs, as the part number turned up nothing in Google. But judging from the length of the ceramic insulator, I would say these things were meant to deal with at least a thousand volts, probably more. And more than a few hundred amps. If the part number is any indicator... 1100 volts and 700 Amps or so? No clue honestly, but one thing is certain . . .
Big, very very big. They are like 5+ pounds each.
Unless you own an electric powered battle ship, power plant, industrial motor the size of a house, or small city... you probably can't use these units to their full potential. I sure can't, so I'm selling or trading them. From a hobbyist perspective, they are more collectible than usable IMO. But hey, maybe you want to research hot fusion or energy weapons on a budget or something?
In any case, I have two. They are tested and working at 12v up to a few amps. I don't know exactly why the equipment these came from was in the scrap yard, but I suspect the electronics being broken was not the reason. If I had a multy-hundred thousand watt load to test these with I would... maybe. Then again, I don't really want to die either should things go wrong.
If anyone not really interested in owning these knows the actual value or specs, I would sure like to know. They should easily be $200+ parts new judging from DigiKeys SCR line up. But as of now I'm asking $20 for each + S&H. I'm also willing to accept trades, but really only for something of greater than $20 value, and only if you're local to WA state. (Say $50+ value). I will refund if they don't at least work up to 300V at 100A and it doesn't cost me anything. All such bartering decisions are at my discretion of course.
I would give most of what I own away for a decent working O-scope.
I don't know much about the specs, as the part number turned up nothing in Google. But judging from the length of the ceramic insulator, I would say these things were meant to deal with at least a thousand volts, probably more. And more than a few hundred amps. If the part number is any indicator... 1100 volts and 700 Amps or so? No clue honestly, but one thing is certain . . .
Big, very very big. They are like 5+ pounds each.
Unless you own an electric powered battle ship, power plant, industrial motor the size of a house, or small city... you probably can't use these units to their full potential. I sure can't, so I'm selling or trading them. From a hobbyist perspective, they are more collectible than usable IMO. But hey, maybe you want to research hot fusion or energy weapons on a budget or something?
In any case, I have two. They are tested and working at 12v up to a few amps. I don't know exactly why the equipment these came from was in the scrap yard, but I suspect the electronics being broken was not the reason. If I had a multy-hundred thousand watt load to test these with I would... maybe. Then again, I don't really want to die either should things go wrong.
If anyone not really interested in owning these knows the actual value or specs, I would sure like to know. They should easily be $200+ parts new judging from DigiKeys SCR line up. But as of now I'm asking $20 for each + S&H. I'm also willing to accept trades, but really only for something of greater than $20 value, and only if you're local to WA state. (Say $50+ value). I will refund if they don't at least work up to 300V at 100A and it doesn't cost me anything. All such bartering decisions are at my discretion of course.
I would give most of what I own away for a decent working O-scope.
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