Talk:Amplidyne

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Amplifier Until someone writes the article, the brief mention there is better than nothing.

I have started the article but it needs expanding. Biscuittin 13:50, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs work - article is wrong

The current text describes Ward Leonard control, not an amplidyne. See [1] for a description of an amplidyne system. An amplidyne is a closed-loop feedback system. It's one of those clever ways of handling high power before high-powered semiconductors. --John Nagle 18:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

OK, cleaned up. Amplidynes are obsolete, but some of the related components are still used. We could use more articles on the strange world of magnetic amplifiers, saturable reactors, syncro control transformers, LVDT transducers, and the other components of that family of transformer-like devices. These things are still in use in some applications, especially aircraft, because they're very reliable. --John Nagle 19:26, 4 December 2007 (UTC)