Re: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is now On-line!

[John Gibson <jstuartg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey John,

This link doesn't seem to be working for me...Any other ideas?...

John Gibson

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:47 PM, <jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Alright, so a whole bunch of you have expressed interest in this pdf, but
> apparently the file is too large to email. So I have uploaded it to a file
> sharing site (maybe) and in the process I figure I might as well share it
> with everyone.
>
> so,
> apparently you follow this link
> http://www.filesavr.com/3HLNRFY0MAH9JNC
> and click download...
> we will see if this actually works
>
> let me know if anyone has issues
>
>
> Basically what I did was to copy the info from the side into Microsoft
> onenote and then after many adjustments to make sure pictures were not cut
> in half etc exported it as a pdf. If anyone finds a picture that I missed
> let me know so I can fix it.
>
>
> Thanks,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
>
>
> "Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off you hands."
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 9, 2011 4:56:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is
> now On-line!
>
> I have a .pdf of the book if anyone is interested, contact me off list.
>
>
> Thanks,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bert Hickman" <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 9, 2011 12:52:20 PM
> Subject: [TCML] "Transformers at Pittsfield" book by Thomas Blalock is now
> On-line!
>
>  All,
>
> I had been searching for Thomas Blalock's book about the history of GE's
> power transformer manufacturing and testing facility for many years.
> Unfortunately, only 200 copies were ever published, and it has been
> virtually impossible to locate a copy. This is a 300+ page treasure
> trove of information, chock full of historic photos, covering the 80
> year history of power transformer manufacturing and testing in
> Pittsfield, MA.
>
> I just discovered that the entire book is now available online at the
> IEEE Global History Network web site in three parts. You do not need to
> be an IEEE member to read the book. All three parts also contain loads
> of historic photos. Part 2 is devoted entirely to the High Voltage
> Testing Lab, and contains lots of information and pictures about their
> cascade transformers, impulse generators, high current capacitor
> discharge lab, the 1939 World's Fair setup, and transformer testing. The
> three parts can be found here:
>
>
> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsfield%2C_part_1
>
>
> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsfield%2C_part_2
>
>
> http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Archives:Transformers_at_Pittsfield%2C_part_3
>
> Happy reading!
>
> Bert
> --
> Bert Hickman
> Stoneridge Engineering
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