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Re: What was this DC generator for?

poorboy #193989 05/03/10 11:47 PM

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DC power in a 1927 school?

I'd think that it supported emergency DC power for phones, alarms, bells, lights.

Rectification, today, is effortless. Back in the day this was the time-tested solution.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
What was this DC generator for?	poorboy	05/04/10 03:31 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	Tesla	05/04/10 03:47 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	frenchelectrican	05/04/10 04:18 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	HotLine1	05/04/10 04:25 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	frenchelectrican	05/04/10 05:44 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	techie	05/04/10 10:22 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	Alan Belson	05/04/10 11:51 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	poorboy	05/05/10 01:13 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	Tesla	05/05/10 08:11 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	poorboy	05/05/10 11:39 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	HotLine1	05/05/10 06:44 PM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	mxslick	05/05/10 11:18 PM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	poorboy	05/06/10 02:02 AM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	Alan Belson	05/06/10 02:20 PM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	Alan Belson	05/06/10 02:24 PM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	poorboy	05/09/10 03:07 PM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	poorboy	05/09/10 03:23 PM
Re: What was this DC generator for?	mxslick	05/10/10 07:24 PM

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