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    Probably simple for some of you. but I have no idea what this is. The whole thing weighs 31.5 pounds. The transformer inside weighs 21 pounds. Thanks.
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    Kind of looks like a big power inverter, what kind of hook-up's (plug-in's) are on the ends?? That alum. looks to be a heatsink.
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    kind of looks like a sodium ballast from the side... like one of these:

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    The whole exterior is extruded aluminum but i don't think it was intended to act as a heat sink. There are no plug-ins. there is a wire that goes in from each end (they were cut off) and attaches to the transformer.

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    Its an inverter is my guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    Its an inverter is my guess.
    Could have been one "hard wired" into a chassis like a motorhome maybe,,,

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    camper inverters are different looking and doesnt have circuit breaker

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    Whatever it is, I got two of them. Nice - each has six pounds of extrusion and a 21 pound transformer that I figure will give out five pounds of copper.

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    Sounds more like what I have always called a step down transformer. A small transformer alongside a big transformer. Its like running 110 or something off a 250 kva transformer. They are usually steel though.



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