electro-Physics: 17.3409 volts

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Tore" == Tore S Bekkedal <Tore> writes:

 Tore> On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 18:03 -0500,
 Tore> shoppa_classiccmp at trailing-edge.com wrote:

 >> For not-so-heavy transformers, higher frequencies are desirable,
 >> thus the 400 Hz AC power on military aircraft.
 >> 
 >> The classic way of converting from AC at one frequency to another
 >> was motor-generator sets, (And to convert AC to DC you used rotary
 >> converters...)  Modern implemenations use solid-state electronics.

 Tore> Twisting this back on topic, the IBM 650 had a power
 Tore> distribution that made something like 133Hz AC or even higher.

Similarly, CDC mainframes (6600 and friends) used 400 Hz power, from
motor-generator sets.

		paul