[ARC5] Surplus Disposal

[J. Forster]

They still do. I've a couple of ARC-5s that I bought as a kid, and sat in
my late parents house for over 50 years. A few years ago, I applied 24
VDC, and they came right up and worked just fine.

-John

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>    They must have thought WWII was going to go on for many more years.
> Just look at the stock pile of ARC5 stuff. I recall that you could still
> get them
> from Fair Radio Sales nearly 30 years after WWII.
>   But not only that, they were made so they could be stored for tens of
> years.
> I imagine many still work straight out of the box today if they remained
> in their sealed package.
>
>   73
> Bill wa4lav
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