[ARC5] Vibrator Power Supplies

[Dave Merrill]

Let's not forget the millions of auto radios that used vibrators before
solid state devices were available. Plenty of incentive to engineer
reliable vibrators.

Dave
NNZC

On Nov 21, 2017 9:59 AM, "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:

> A lot of effort - both science and engineering - went into the design of
> the low-cost DC-DC converter of the early 20th century, aka the vibrator
> power supply.   As the leading manufacturer of vibrators,  P.R. Mallory Co.
> put out a comprehensive design manual in 1947 that may be of interest to
> anyone seeking to understand the design of such power supplies:
> www.tubebooks.org/Books/mallory_vibe.pdf
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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