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Hey guys, I was looking through a salvage yard earlier today and came across some stud diodes and what looks like a large capacitor or transformer. I think the diodes are Westinghouse but googling the numbers on the side doesn't turn up anything. The capacitor has no markings or plates on it. It seemed to be part of a larger setup which had another similarly sized unmarked box with two ceramic standoffs and two cables coming straight out of the top. Does anyone have an idea about what the ratings of these diodes would be? Also there were several of these 500w isolation transformers that were taken from an airfield's lighting system. Would they be worth anything? Here is the album with all the pictures:
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Yeah I am not considering taking the capacitor since I have no information on it, and it appeared to be leaking something with the consistency of tar. Is there any way I could test the diodes without damaging them to get an idea of what their ratings might be?
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Your diodes may be some shown here under a house number. If you look at your diodes, note the direction of the diode symbol. In bridge configurations, half the diodes may be R or reversed, in which case the stud is anode. The symbol will then be opposite to that in your photo.
Be careful of junkyard dogs, while you are prowling high scrap value metal heaps.
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Help identifying stud diodes and capacitor?
