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June 30th 05, 09:51 PM

From: on Thurs 30 Jun 2005 09:11

K=D8=88B wrote:
wrote

Where did the six volts come from out in your boonies?

Wind-powered charger on the roof of the barn. (Not all windmills pumped
water).

Where did the B+ come from? Dynamotor, vibrator, batteries?

How many CONSUMER ELECTRONICS radios had "dynamotors," oh great
graduate of the ivy leagues?

Show your "radio history" expertise at work. Remember, CONSUMER
electronics, sold to civilians not the military.

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Most of the classic windcharger systems I know of were nominally 32
volts. When I lived in a rural part 2-land, windmill towers were still
plentiful, although most held TV antennas.

Oh, my, the great guru of radio was how old circa 1958? Was
the great guru born with radio knowledge already implanted?
Or was familiarity already pre-programmed at birth?

"Not all windmills pumped water" was already stated by Hans.
A cross-country travel NOW will show there are plenty of
windmill structures still up and still doing something. STOP
and ASK for details if you need to show "expertise."

Non-electrified rural communities had all sorts of self-electrical
systems. Open any Sears Roebuck catalog of the 1950s and see.

The "nominal 32 Volt" systems might have been common to MARINE
applications. General Radio Company said so in their description
of their 1950s-era Frequency/Time Standard...which used 16 large
lead-acid batteries in series as AC back-up. One was put into
service at the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation Calibration Lab when
I worked there in 1958-1960. Helped put it in, did the weekly
checks with the old east coast WWV stations on Saturdays (nice
little overtime addition to paycheck).

There's lots of "experts" on 1950s-era "power systems" in here,
such as the "knowledgeable about military surplus" who claim
WW2 Jeeps had 28 V ignition systems. No problem. They will all
have errors which will please your "correctness" syndrome. Feel
free to ruler-spank the naughty, sister Nun of the Above.

pump, pump