[ARC5] More Condenser/Capacitor Trivia

[Scott Robinson]

In 1950s German radios with a rechargeable NiCad filament battery, the 
schematic called the NiCad 'Akku,' short for Akkumulator, German for 
starage battery.

/scott

On 2/22/16 7:16 AM, Sandy wrote:
> Way back a bunch of years, accumulator was the term for a "storage
> battery" in a car.  I don't kmow if it is still a popular British term
> now or not .
>
> Back then  it was charged by the "dynamo" instead of a generator. Now
> all cars have alternators.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Sandy W5TVW
> On 2/22/2016 9:05 AM, Conklin/Straw wrote:
>> I'm not hearing much love for accumulator.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accumulator
>>
>> Best,
>> Bruce Conklin
>>
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