Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Is it "220" or "240"?
By
Nick, W1NJC
·
#31492
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Donald"Now gone?" that's really funny!? Even professional electricians still call it the "Edison three wire system."? See:?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl35KT64g2g
Might as well to try to
By
Jim Whartenby
·
#31491
·
|
Re: Another new member -- intro
Good luck with the S-20R, they are actually good receivers. I bought one, supposedly restored, several years ago and found that while it worked the restorer had done a pretty crude job, so it did
By
Richard Knoppow
·
#31490
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
A fascinating list, I didn't realize there were so many. Many years ago I went on a tour given of the Sylmar station of the Pacific Intertie. It was fascinating. It looked like the set for a very
By
Richard Knoppow
·
#31489
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Let¡¯s try to make peace with AC and DC power this way --
Low voltage DC transmission is impractical.
High voltage DC transmission works great since there is no ¡°Crest Factor¡± to deal with. In
By
Mike Langner
·
#31488
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
DonaldYou are mistaken.? See:??https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HVDC_projectsfor a very long list of existing HVDC transmission projects.Regards,JimLogic: Method used to arrive at the wrong
By
Jim Whartenby
·
#31487
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Long range DC distribution is not practical as we have proven many times
over
Under the Edison system EVERY block in New York had to have its own
generator as running the DC more than a block was to
By
Donald J
·
#31486
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Just pointing out that is it no longer called the Edison system
Any relation to Edison is now gone so stop calling it that
The only Edison we have kept is his light bulb screw and it
By
Donald J
·
#31485
·
|
Re: Power distribution, was: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
No, I read it correctly.? You are proposing a distinction without a difference.? The Edison system was developed to reduce the number of conductors and the cost in a power distribution system, a
By
Jim Whartenby
·
#31484
·
|
Re: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Getting back to the original grounding question/concerns:
Here is some good info on residential
By
Donald J
·
#31483
·
|
Re: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Hi Jim, I would copy what I see on Wiki-p , but I will just mention that I see some critical punctuation in there. Others should look for themselves.
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2025 10:25 AM
To:
By
don Root
·
#31482
·
|
Re: Another new member -- intro
Tom
Welcome from another "SWL / non ham" guy
You will be amazed at the amount of knowledge from these guys here
Tom Latimer
By
Thomas Latimer
·
#31481
·
|
Re: Another new member -- intro
Nick
Beautiful radio
Tom Latimer
By
Thomas Latimer
·
#31480
·
Edited
|
Re: Another new member -- intro
That¡¯s the best looking SX-23 I¡¯ve seen. Congrats!
Paul, W9AC
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2025 1:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HallicraftersRadios] Another new
By
Paul Christensen
·
#31479
·
Edited
|
Re: Another new member -- intro
Welcome, Tom.? I'm also new to this forum.? I've been a ham for 30+ years now and in the past several years have gotten into vintage receivers and transmitters.? I hope saying this doesn't get me
By
Nick, W1NJC
·
#31478
·
Edited
|
Another new member -- intro
I have just been approved as a member of this list and have been busy reading many of the posts to familiarize myself with it. I am not a licensed amateur radio operator but have been a SWL since high
By
Allthumbs
·
#31477
·
|
Re: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
You did not read that right
It is similar but not the Edison system - the one we use is SIMILAR to the
Edison split DC system!
A *split-phase* or *single-phase three-wire* system is a type of
By
Donald J
·
#31476
·
|
Re: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Yes, it is known as the Edison split phase system, see:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-phase_electric_power#:~:text=A%20split-phase%20or%20single,-wire%20direct-current%20system.JimLogic: Method
By
Jim Whartenby
·
#31475
·
|
Re: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
"Edison" split phase system? Edison fought the AC system - he was the DC guy
Grounding and where neutral and ground interconnect depends on where the
main (i.e. first) panel is located. After that
By
Donald J
·
#31474
·
|
Re: 2-wire, unpolarized outlet ?
Leon, RE you should CHECK AND INSPECT it from time to time
Check IT the neutral only ? or IT the local grounding only ? ¡ as far the neutral is concerned, how do you go about testing it
By
don Root
·
#31473
·
|