electro-Physics: 17.3409 volts

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Stan" == Stan Barr <stanb at dial.pipex.com> writes:

 Stan> 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.
 >> 
 >> 
 Stan> It also depends on the number of poles your motor/generator
 Stan> has.  Other frequencies were tried in the early days - 100Hz
 Stan> for example.

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

That's "Alexanderson".  There were a bunch of those in the early days
-- it's a nice way to generate RF at high power without using
still-immature vacuum tubes.

	       paul