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Over 50 videos and articles of high voltage, high power equipment that is taken apart and shown what is inside and how it works! X-RAY, UPS etc

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Fujifilm FCR XG-1 X-ray Scanner, Photomultiplier Tube Reverse-engineering (Part 3 of 3)

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Reverse engineering of the Fujifilm PMT12A PMT module that contains the photomultiplier tube, high voltage power supply and analog amplifier from a Fujifilm FCR XG-1 x-ray image scanner / digitizer. Also known as Computerized Radiography (CR), it fulfills the job of scanning a x-ray exposed image plate with a laser beam and extract each pixel

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Fujifilm FCR XG-1 X-ray Laser Module Teardown (Part 2 of 3)

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Part 2: Teardown of the laser scanner module from a Fujifilm FCR XG-1 x-ray image scanner / digitizer. Also known as Computerized Radiography (CR), it fulfills the job of scanning a x-ray exposed image plate. It uses a laser beam to extract each pixel illumination with a photo multiplier tube setup. It can scan 72

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Fujifilm FCR XG-1 X-ray Image Scanner Teardown (Part 1 of 3)

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Part 1: Teardown of a Fujifilm FCR XG-1 x-ray image scanner / digitizer. Also known as Computerized Radiography (CR), it fulfills the job of scanning a x-ray exposed image plate with a laser beam and extract each pixel illumination with a photo multiplier tube setup. It can scan 72 plate per hour with a maximum

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HPLC Thermostatted Column Teardown – Dionix TCC-3000SD

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This is a teardown of a Thermo Scientific Dionex TCC-3000SD Standard Thermostatted Column. Which has a temperature range from 5° to 80°C. It is used in liquid chromatography to supply 5° to 80°C ±0.5°C at a stability of ±0.1°C It contains a chamber for passing tubes through, these are heated from a circulating air flow

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Merlin Gerin Masterpact M16N1 – 1600A Circuit Breaker Test

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I got hold of a large Merlin Gerin Masterpact M16N1 circuit breaker, from 1997, from a low voltage distribution drawout system. In the video you get a inspection of the various parts of the breaker and I have some fun making it work and test it! It was a deal to get it now or

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Bad Electrical Panel. A Rare Speed Commander Appears! A Danish 4kW Motor Drive

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I got hold of two electrical panels with a bad wiring job and the worst documentation. Not to say that it is completely out of code (racing fast for illegal). The did however turn out to contain a gem of lost times. A “Speed Commander”, which is a Danish designed and produced 4 kW motor

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ASEA EG-1 630A / 440 kW Contactor

Vintage ASEA EG-1 630A / 440 kW Contactor Test and Teardown

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2000 kg (4395 lb) would be the weight of the AC motor that this 630 A / 440 kW contactor can turn on and off. This also explains the shear size of this contactor, a almost solid piece of metals, copper coil, iron core, copper terminals, platinum contact points and aluminium enclosure. In this video

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AGFA ADC 5155 Photo Multiplier Tube (Part 4 of 4)

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Teardown of the photomultiplier tube assembly (PMT) and its high voltage power supply. The high voltage power supply and PMT is reverse-engineered. The PMT will be used as a cosmic ray detector with a scintillation plastic crystal in front of the PMT. Part 1 is the Teardown of a AGFA ADC 5155 x-ray image scanner

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