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Article #6503Dynamotors; was: Re: A much better power inverter design
From: Michael A. Covington
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:31
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:31
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In article <larryd.716229475@milton> larryd@milton.u.washington.edu (Larry Desoto) writes: >Dynamoters...you forgot the true dinosaurs of High Voltage. The proper >technique when using dynamotor powered ARC-5 transmitters was to press >the mike key and wait a second or so until the motor was up to speed. >It really brings back memories of adding another battery to the car's >electrical system to bring the voltage up to 24 volts for the dynamoters. That, I'm told, is why police code numbers for messages begin with "10-" (as in 10-4, 10-8, etc.). The first syllable has to be uninformative because it might get clipped off. My sources also tell me that "10-666" is a CB curse word. -- + Michael Covington - Artificial Intelligence Programs - U of Georgia - USA + Unless otherwise noted, these are private opinions, not official statements.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!gatech!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!mcovingt From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Dynamotors; was: Re: A much better power inverter design Message-ID: <1992Sep11.193152.28423@athena.cs.uga.edu> Date: 11 Sep 92 19:31:52 GMT References: <BuE4p8.5Bq@acsu.buffalo.edu> <26230@dog.ee.lbl.gov> <larryd.716229475@milton> Organization: University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 16