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Gridiron · 19th Sep 2020, 2:12 pm

I found this box amongst various junk when looking for a short length of mains cable. As wired it appears to short the mains in the ON position! A DIN speaker socket, switch, transformer and 82 ohm resistor on/in the box.

19th Sep 2020, 2:12 pm	#1
Gridiron Heptode Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 663	What was this Mains Isolator unit used for? I found this box amongst various junk when looking for a short length of mains cable. As wired it appears to short the mains in the ON position! A DIN speaker socket, switch, transformer and 82 ohm resistor on/in the box. Attached Thumbnails