What is it?

[Tom Sawyer]

Anybody want to take a guess as to what these pictures are showing?  Here's a hint:  this is from the former Soviet Union.





Thanks for the help Swamp Donkey.

[Doc]

A polish bug zapper?! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D : :

[Tom Sawyer]

Sorry Doc, try again.

Can anybody help get the pics up on the post for me???

[Jeff]

Looks to me like some sort of Transformer or possibly a current convertor.

[beenthere]

A magnet?

Or a large solenoid?

[Jeff]

Maybe even an arc welder. You can send me the ax if ya like. :D ;)

[SwampDonkey]

Looks like something to generate an eletromagnetic field. ;D

[OneWithWood]

Battery charger?

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 I was gonna say I like the ax better than that current convertin, spark jumpin, hair raisin ejection seat.
Ya see this mounts under the.. ah... necessary... and when someone is on the can too long it discharges through the seat causing both legs to kick and the person self edjects out of the... er booth.

[Riles]

DanG, just plug it in and let's see what happens. I'm betting on transformer. It'll transform electricity into lots of sparks.

[Texas Ranger]

An electro/magnetic doodad that will pull the pocket knife from your britches from 50 feet.

[GF]

Looks like some type of an electro magnet device, transformer, or maybe a coil.  Are the two large cable leads the only leads on the device?   :

[Tom Sawyer]

JeffB got it.   8) 8)It's an arc welder.  It is truly scary to watch someone use one, especially when they shimmy up the utility pole to slice into the electric grid in order to power the thing. : :  No chance that I will try to ship a welder to you - the DanG thing weighs about 100 pounds.

[Tom Sawyer]

Weekend Sawyer, I like your thinking.  I have been looking for a way to heat my outhouse here in the winter.

[shopteacher]

I thought it was for electo shock therapy.  Course climbing a pole to connect onto the power grid could have the same effect. :D

[Larry]

I know this one and your wrong Tom. ;)

It is the final output transformer that powers the klystron on my friends time machine. ;D 

Don't know how it got to the Soviet Union.  KGB involvement? ???

Word to the wise Tom...don't say to much about this on a public forum as the local power company and police are still showing an inordinate amount of interest in some of the parts my friend "borrowed" to make his time machine.

[MULE_MAN]

It's some kind of Electrical Transformer

[leweee]

That's the arc welder they use to built the space station with :P ;D :D :D

[Swede]

The hands free set for Your new cell phone?

Swede.

;)

[pigman]

Its a transfomer. It transforms communism to capitalism. ;)

[asy]

Is there any writing on it? Could you post a photo of it??

Very impressive though...

asy :D

[Jeff]

Didnt cha all hear I WON? :D  I dont get to play often.
Its a W E L D E R  :D

[asy]

Didnt cha all hear I WON? :D  I dont get to play often.
Its a W E L D E R  :D

I did see that, Boss!

You won!

I was just wondering whether there was any writing on it. :D

asy :D

[SwampDonkey]

 8) 8) 8) I'm root'n toot'n for ya boss.

[etat]

Didnt cha all hear I WON? 

Good for you Jeff!

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[Teri]

So what did you win???   :D :D

[Jeff]

I win The right to tell everybody after me that is still guessing that I ALREADY WON! ;)

[Teri]

 :D :D :D :D

I like that answer.

[Jason_WI]

Is it UL listed ;D ;D 

[Sprucegum]

You can say WELDER all you want ,

but if you are holding that handle when they plug it in ,

you WILL TELL THE TRUTH !!


;D ;D ;D ;D

[Tom Sawyer]

Okay, you all are right, but the guy who brought it to my house used it as a welder. And yes, if there was any welding on the space station, chances are it was a welder like this that was used

[ohsoloco]

Hey, who won  ???  :D :D :D :D :D

[pigman]

I think I won. : What kind of prize do I get. 8) ;)


Edit --  I changed my mind I didn't win, Jeff won.  I don't want the Boss putting a ring in my nose. :D :D

[OLD_ JD]

who ever can said welder in russien shoud won :D :D :D

[etat]

Translation: WELDER
N СВАРЩИК;  СВАРОЧНЫЙ 

I looked it up.  Couldn't say it if I want to.  :

[Tom Sawyer]

Good job CK  8)  Now, can you pronounce it? ??? ???

Asy, there was no writing that I could find.  If there was, maybe CK could translate for us. ;D ;D

[asy]

Translation: WELDER
N СВАРЩИК;  СВАРОЧНЫЙ 

I looked it up.  Couldn't say it if I want to.  :

um... a  СВАРЩИК is a cooker, not a welder..  but OK... we'll go with that...

By the look of it, if you hold both ends that may just be correct...

asy :D

[Tom Sawyer]

um... a  СВАРЩИК is a cooker, not a welder..  but OK... we'll go with that...

By the look of it, if you hold both ends that may just be correct...

asy :D

Actually Asy, although it may mean cooker, it is the word that they use for welder here too.  Either way, it looks like an easy way to get cooked : :

[ohsoloco]

CK, the first word would be pronounced "svar-sheek", and the second one would be "svarochnee"

What do I win  :D

[etat]

You can cipher it out all ya want, I STILL couldn't be able to pronounce it, them words ain't near southern enough to fit my mouth.  Heck, I couldn't even type em, I found it in a English to Russian on line dictionary and just copied and pasted it.  :D

[ohsoloco]

Just don't copy and paste my prize  :D :D :D

[asy]

CK, the first word would be pronounced "svar-sheek", and the second one would be "svarochnee"

What do I win  :D

Sovsem nichevo.

:D

asy :D :D :D

[Tom Sawyer]

JeffB,

Your prize is on the way.  I will PM you later with the FedEx tracking #.  You should have it next Wednesday.  Enjoy!

Tom