It's alive... IT'S ALIVEEEEE.....

And Frankenstein was born, okay maybe not but the transformer kicked into life tonight in superb sparking fashion. Considering I've never played around with a big transformer before it was rather exciting to power this old unit up. With new fuse holders and some new wiring I cautiously wired a mains 240v plug to the transformer and plugged it into my workshop supply, as soon as I flicked the switch the unit sprung into life with the voltmeter showing just under 24v which made me a very happy man, next was to figure out what the bottom and right selectors do, so in true boyscout fashion I just twisted the selectors to see what happened. The bottom selector is simply a on/off/on/off, but when I twisted the right selector I noticed the voltage rise so I continued to twist and when it hit position 4 the transformer started building up and a almighty set of sparks and crackles happened. I felt like a mad scientist bringing life to Frankenstein, but back to reality, the transformer works a treat and has a slight new feel to it. Will be hoping to replace alloy checker plate with some nice brass plates eventually and some fancy glass fuses at a later date.