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Old 01-30-2009, 11:23 PM   #1
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I found this unit on display at the ice plant, just a few years ago the copper windings were still on it, but I guess they striped them out for some reason $ ?
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150 hp, 2200 volt, 32.8 amp, 164 rpm, 125KVA, 52 amp field
type ATI 44 125 164 Form E

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Old 01-31-2009, 12:13 AM   #2
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Pretty cool to see that old stuff.
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I love that old stuff. The Henry Ford museum in Detroit has an area dedicated to Edison. There are some very cool motors similar to that. Now that I think of it they are generators. Same difference.
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The metels forming plant i work in still has a couple of old 300HP GE synchronous motors in operation on air compressors. They still rumble along great.
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