[Milsurplus] Edison/Tesla battle finally ends in NYC.

[Al Klase]

Gentlemen,

In light of the fact that this thread a persisted, A clarification is in 
order. The standard farm-lighting system was 32 volts, using 16 
lead-acid cells. See: 
http://www.powerstream.com/1922/battery_1922_WITTE/batteryfiles/chapter17.htm

Al

Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
>
> The farm power systems at 28 volts pre-dated anything in a automobile 
> or an airplane. Like the rest of them I'm sure the lead acid 
> connection had an influence on the voltage chose. Of course the rail 
> systems had their own setups a long time back. They are what Edison 
> was working on when he decided we needed Ni-Cads.
>
> At some point the military, especially the Navy started using 
> electrical control. That stuff dated into the late 1800's. We don't 
> normally see a lot of electrical mil surplus from the 1870's other 
> than telegraph. It would be interesting to see what else they used.
>
> Bob
>
>
>

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Al Klase – N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
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