electro-Physics: 17.3409 volts

[Stan Barr]

Hi,

ben franchuk said:

> Joe R. wrote:
> >    I think you have it backward. The motor speeds are the results of the
> > line frequency not vice versa.
> 
> But you generate line frequency with a rotating machine, thus the speed
> of the generator is your limiting factor.  Kind of  a chicken and egg
> problem almost.  Ben.
> 
> 
It also depends on the number of poles your motor/generator has.
Other frequencies were tried in the early days - 100Hz for example.

(The Anderson radio transmitter at Grimeton, Sweden generates 17.2KHz.
It's a pruely mechanical transmitter using a big generator.)

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Stan Barr  stanb at dial.pipex.com

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