[nolabama]

Not really mine but nonetheless enjoy.

 

[Zog]

Yikes! What happened to the charger?

 

[nolabama]

Looks like it got warm. Not sure not my stuff. The relay's are dated 1959. Good stuff.

 

[lefleuron]

Does that look like a MOV blew up, or is it my eyes?

 

[Big John]

Does that look like a MOV blew up, or is it my eyes?

I can't tell by looking at the photo, what color were your eyes?

 

[nolabama]

What is an MOV?

 

[Big John]

A varistor:

Almost looks like that's the AC input on the left and somebody connected these across the leads like half-baked surge protection?

 

[Wirenuting]

What is an MOV?

It's a song.

"I'm MOV in on up, to the east side, with a deluxe apartment in the s-k-y...

 

[Wirenuting]

A varistor: Almost looks like that's the AC input on the left and somebody connected these across the leads like half-baked surge protection?

Yup, an old school, poor mans snubber

 

[drsparky]

Metal-Oxide Varistor, conducts very fast on overvoltages, use for lightning protection.

 

[nolabama]

The device that got hot was a rectifier. AC in DC out.

Edit. Yea ZOG a charger