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Apr 30, 2004 | 04:42 PM

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NH-Hottie

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Parts pressure washer...and that's my final answer.

Apr 30, 2004 | 04:49 PM

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Uh..........no. It would not rust however.

Apr 30, 2004 | 04:52 PM

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I found the answer in his other post,but being creative is much more fun,like is it a nuclear powered,self contained,high output,alcohol injected,wine vat?

May 1, 2004 | 03:50 AM

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Here is another clue. It weighs about 200 pounds and is in the center of all that copper.

http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC00065.jpg

May 1, 2004 | 06:36 AM

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biodiesel still?

May 1, 2004 | 10:48 AM

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Grr.. .I can just about (but not quite) pick up the ABB part number off that last link! The manufacturer website is www.abb.com for that part.

May 1, 2004 | 10:59 AM

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Hmm.. I see ABB makes capacitors.. perhaps it's the FLUX Capacitor to Mike's time machine??

May 7, 2004 | 10:43 AM

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May 7, 2004 | 11:42 AM

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I agree with the tv or radio broadcasting cabinet equipment guess. Could be a Comark or Thales brand klystron cabinet; aircooled version?

May 7, 2004 | 02:41 PM

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The answer is................., it is a 250 kilowatt short wave transmitter. The power amplifier tube is a tetrode. The filament requires 400 amps at 20 volts. It takes 3000 watts to drive it.

May 7, 2004 | 03:08 PM

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Wow.. yeah, that's a little more filament amperage than a 6146 or a 3-500Z!! I figured that was part of a Broadcast transmitter.. NICE!

May 7, 2004 | 04:05 PM

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The plate voltage is 14,000 at 20 amps. There is sometimes some strange arcing going on. I had to remove some arc marks yesterday. The PA heatsink sits in a boiler. The water turns into steam which is then condensed. The high voltage area and other equipment takes up around 1000 square feet.