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Old 04-03-06, 11:16
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Not sure where to put this. Found at Ballarat swap meet Victoria Australia last weekend. Not sure what its purpose was search light power unit . camp genie maybe someone knows. No I didnt buy it.
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Old 04-03-06, 11:17
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Old 04-03-06, 22:25
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Did you get a chance to read what the guages were for? If for D.C. current, quite likely a search light unit (can't see what is behind the stand). I've also seen Air Raid sirens powered by Ford flatheads, although they were on a rotating turntable with the siren.
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Old 04-03-06, 23:44
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I currently have one of those in my workshop, 2.2KVA with a DC exciter. I have never been able to find an exact mach in any of the standard reference books but I'm sure it was for either search light or mobile workshop use. I used to have half shares in the unit it came via a clearance sale of a wood yard that was closing down.
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Old 05-03-06, 06:37
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I currently have one of those in my workshop, 2.2KVA with a DC exciter. I have never been able to find an exact mach in any of the standard reference books but I'm sure it was for either search light or mobile workshop use. I used to have half shares in the unit it came via a clearance sale of a wood yard that was closing down.
It now belongs to Steve Stone OCMPG member with C30 11

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Are you quite sure of the rated output: 2.2Kva? That's not much for a V8 prime mover, let's do the math:
85 HP X 746 watts/HP X 80% eff. (just to be conservative, got to allow for mechanical losses, hysteresis, windage, and inductive reactance) = 50Kw. for a generator. If it's three phase alternator you multiply that by root 3 to get even higher output.
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Old 09-03-06, 02:54
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Not sure where to put this. Found at Ballarat swap meet Victoria Australia last weekend. Not sure what its purpose was search light power unit . camp genie maybe someone knows. No I didnt buy it.
Hmmm...Ballarat...

Graeme: Is the United States Hotel still located on the Ballarat Main Road?

Does the Ballarat Times still publish?
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Old 09-03-06, 11:29
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It's output is 18KVa. I've got one of these and the manuals to go with it. If you didn't buy it, how much was the seller asking?
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Old 10-03-06, 07:10
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He had a very optimistic IMHO price of $1500 on it.
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