electro-Physics: 17.3409 volts

Roger Merchberger zmerch at 30below.com
Mon Dec 13 14:42:08 CST 2004


Rumor has it that ben franchuk may have mentioned these words:

>Also let us not forget back then every city had its own
>generating plant for power. You had the choice of AC
>or DC depending what power generator your local city
>had installed. :)

Or both... or more!

At one time early in it's history, our power plant could provide DC, 50Hz 
*and* 60Hz AC. The first to go was 50Hz (due to lack of need) but they were 
still generating DC into the 60's for a few customers, if I'm not mistaken...

Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger

--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers
zmerch at 30below.com

What do you do when Life gives you lemons,
and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????




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