27 Apr
2011
27 Apr
'11
10:11 p.m.
On Wed, 27 Apr 2011, Bill Allen Jr wrote:
Salt Water load devices were not used just for dummy
loads.
in the very days of live theatere (think Vaudville) the first electric
light dimmers were square wooden boxes filled a water based brine with
the electrodes fitted to a wood handle.
the handle was moved up or down in the brine to dim or brighted the
stage light!
i yahoo search the info once and found it interesting and dangerous.
i think the were also called "brine tank dimmers"
"salt water dimmer" seems to be the more common term according to Google.
The term "piss pot" shows up too. Sadly, I can't seem to find any
pictures of these devices.
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David Griffith
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