[NJARC] DC Power in NYC?

[Aaron Hunter]

I had repaired and converted one of those old DC radios to AC.  A 
cathedral from the early 30's, possibly an Edison-Bell.

Aaron

NICHOLAS SENKER wrote:

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>I had read that before electric power was widely available, DC was used for residential use along trolley lines that used it for their motors.  This gave rise to the 120 V DC radios that are still out there.
>Nick Senker
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>Sent: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:40:15 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: [NJARC] DC Power in NYC?
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>  I did not realize that, until very recently, Con Edison was supplying DC power (a la Edison) in Manhattan. Who knew? This NY Times blog link was found on the RAR+P (rec.antiques.radio+phono) newsgroup and falls into an AC vs DC debate in the comments area.. Still, something to ponder during a heat wave...
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>  Rich Skoba
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