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Is it a turbine?
RacheyBachey
Tue 02-05-2008
I feel like there should be a hampster running inside this...heh.
Love the shot*
Dashingflamingos
Tue 02-05-2008
I was thinking of trying to run it myself.
onetogo
Tue 02-05-2008
This thing is huge!
Jeanette
Tue 02-05-2008
This picture Rocks!!!!!! Love it???
Deb
Tue 02-05-2008
Woah! Very cool!
JAVA
Tue 02-05-2008
*tries to hum theme from Stargate, realises she doesn't know it*
Frida
Tue 02-05-2008
Great colors and lighting!
Lynne
Tue 02-05-2008
Love the Colors too????
Deb
Wed 02-06-2008
Rachel: This is a stator for either a motor or a generator. The rotor has been removed, presumably for scrap. In alternating current systems, both drive motors and generators appear the same, but for a motor, electricity through the stator creates rapidly alternating magnetic fields, causing the rotor to turn. In generators, an external source, usually steam-driven turbines, spin the rotor, causing that rapidly changing magnetic polarity that results in electric current.
Marcxx
Wed 02-06-2008
great angle Motts!
Stacy
Wed 02-06-2008
Very interesting and a bit creepy.
jackieb
Sat 02-09-2008
Nice composition, and wow! I want to spin it!
Mel
Fri 03-28-2008
Reminds me of Portal for some reason, hehe.
Farfig
Mon 05-05-2008
Almost like a steam-punk MRI machine...
Joe
Mon 08-04-2008
No doubt either a motor or generator (more than likely a generator, as this was a power station). Whoever stripped it no doubt got a fortune in copper for their efforts.
Hierbahl
Tue 03-24-2009

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