11 Jul
2007
11 Jul
'07
4:56 p.m.
At 06:41 PM 7/11/2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
As long as we're discussing antique technology, why
not a vibrator
and step-up transformer? Then one can recitfy the AC by means of an
aluminum-borax rectifier.
Hadn't heard of those:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lenyr/borax.htm
but they look interesting. So why do they glow?
As for the original thread topic, I had wanted to chime in and
point out the 90 volt vs. 5 volt comparison from the start.
- John