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Joined: 31/07/2019
Location: AustraliaPosts: 503
| Posted: 01:11pm 14 Nov 2021 |
I still have a "Power Controller" from at least 50 years ago... likewise bought by Dad for "my" train set
at a glorious 15v, 1 amp, cotton insulation, adjustable resistance for control and a huge selenium plate rectifier. Made in Melbourne when Aust had a manufacturing sector.. Still works just as designed, even the rectifier still has a reasonable efficiency. Absolutely bulletproof, the track short circuits and sparks were the reason I got interested in electrics instead of trains !