Bow your heads in pity

[W5LZ]

I've had a 'Walt Williams' power supply for a little over 35 years, yesterday it died. You'd have to have had one to understand, it's been a work horse.
It's a 70 amp power supply (at least!), and hasn't been turned off for more than a week in that 35 years. I told him I wanted a 70 amp supply and that's what he calibrated the meters for. It will do (did) well over that amount of current. Shorted it once with a 7 foot ground strap once. Turned that strap to ashes and never even 'grunted', you could weld with it. Mr. Williams has been gone for a number of years, ain't never gonna find another one.
It's big. Secondary windings on the transformer are the size of your little finger, ugly, weighs something like 60 pounds. I've run several radios off of it at the same time with no trouble at all. @#$, now what the hell am I gonna do?
- 'Doc

(Sympathy is best expressed with cash...)

 

[GnG8d]

@#$, now what the hell am I gonna do?
- 'Doc

Fix it.

 

[vkrules]

Sorry for your loss. If the transformer is still ok fix it.Might be 35 years old but would be hard to replace, unless you plan on going switch mode.

 

[AudioShockwav]

I agree!
If the transformer is ok it is certainly worth saving.
Big Iron is not cheap anymore.


73
Jeff

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Well you could ship the ugly thing to me and I will look after disposal for you. I realize it may be too emotional for you to do so yourself. Then you could look at getting a deal from MFJ on another one.

 

[trucker]

W5YUO, as far as I know, is still alive and well. I saw his wife at the Belton, TX hamfest at the end of March of this year. And I "thought" I overheard someone talking to her and she said he was out in the outdoor fleamarket looking around. I too own one of his "70 amp" supplies and like yours, it is built like a tank. And you probably could weld with it.
If I were you, I'd fix that puppy and get another 35 years out of it. Or, you might look him up on QRZ and see if he really is still around and would be willing to fix it for you.
Trucker