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Bought my first cathedral.
Radioroslyn
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06-01-2019, 04:15 PM
I was told by an old timer back in the 70's that for each finger width of core on a transformer that has a hv winding the finger width = abt out 100ma of current capability from that hv winding. Almost 50yrs later I say sometimes.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

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Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 06:45 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Ron Ramirez - 06-01-2019, 06:56 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Radioroslyn - 06-01-2019, 07:02 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 07:08 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 07:09 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by morzh - 06-01-2019, 10:18 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 11:56 AM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Ron Ramirez - 06-01-2019, 12:36 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 12:49 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Jake Blake - 06-01-2019, 01:01 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by David - 06-01-2019, 01:43 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Jake Blake - 06-01-2019, 01:49 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Radioroslyn - 06-01-2019, 02:05 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Jake Blake - 06-01-2019, 02:11 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Radioroslyn - 06-01-2019, 02:36 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Jake Blake - 06-01-2019, 02:45 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by morzh - 06-01-2019, 03:53 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by GarySP - 06-01-2019, 04:00 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Radioroslyn - 06-01-2019, 04:15 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 04:33 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 06:20 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by morzh - 06-01-2019, 06:59 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 07:03 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by morzh - 06-01-2019, 07:11 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 07:17 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by Radioroslyn - 06-01-2019, 07:36 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by jake wells - 06-01-2019, 08:00 PM
RE: Bought my first cathedral. - by David - 06-04-2019, 08:28 PM



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