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

[Marty Reynolds]

> 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.
>


hey y'all - weren't the farm systems 32 volt?

unmentioned are the 48v systems used in rr passenger cars & on river
passenger steamers