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)