[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] 19 Set Power Supply

[Bruce MacMillan]

J. Forster wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There were VERY FEW of the Canadian AC supplies ever made. I think less
> than 500 total. 
I have one that is s/n 778. The date on the metal tag is 1950 so they 
built these long after the war.
>  On top of that, all the magnetics in them were in a
> single tar potted can, including a transformer, regulating choke, and
> three filter chokes. The thing is a disaster and a large majority have
> failed. After failure, the magnetics were stripped out by hams and
> replacement parts fitted.
That design is called a single point of failure. :-)
I use mine weekly and always bring it up on a variac.

Bruce   ve7mt