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Started by wds, May 29, 2011, 09:15:22 PM

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May 29, 2011, 09:15:22 PM Last Edit: May 29, 2011, 09:31:13 PM by wds
Bought this ringer box a while back because it was cute.  Didn't need it, but it looked like it needed a good home.  I've been working on it for a while, cleaning, sanding, polishing, and here's the finished ringer.  The Oak was as hard as a rock and didn't want to sand very well, but I kept at it and now I think it's worthy of a shelf in the phone room.
Dave

paul-f

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May 29, 2011, 09:26:25 PM
Nice work Dave!

Add a mag handle and test leads and you're ready to seriously test some continuity!

What does the metal tag on the box say?
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wds

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May 29, 2011, 09:32:26 PM Last Edit: May 29, 2011, 09:53:50 PM by wds
Quote from: paul-f on May 29, 2011, 09:26:25 PM
Nice work Dave!

Add a mag handle and test leads and you're ready to seriously test some continuity!

What does the metal tag on the box say?


I'm going to try and find an end for the handle, but in the mean time I have another one - but it just doesn't look as nice.  
Dave

wds

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June 04, 2011, 04:20:39 PM
I meant to ask this question earlier, but got sidetracked and forgot.  Kind of a trick question, but does anyone know who made one of the first electric cars in America and when?  No googling allowed!
Dave

Ed D

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June 04, 2011, 10:13:58 PM
Wow, the first electric car?  Is this a trick question?  (OK, you said it was...)

Do you mean the Chevy Volt?  I think it went up for sale late 2010.  Or do you mean who made the very first electric car in the USA?  There were some back in the late 1890s or so, but I don't think they ever hit the market for use as a personal vehicle.

Adam

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June 04, 2011, 10:17:15 PM
Well... without looking it up, I agree with Ed, as far as I recall, an automobile with an electric motor pre-dates cars with internal combustion engines.
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wds

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June 05, 2011, 08:25:35 AM Last Edit: June 05, 2011, 10:30:58 AM by wds
Holtzer-Cabot, 1891 made for two people.  The last one H-C made was built for 8 in 1893.  Steam and internal combustion engines were already in use for cars at that time.  Wonder how many of those 1.5 volt telephone batteries it took to power that car.
Dave

AE_Collector

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June 05, 2011, 12:54:55 PM
Quote from: wds on June 05, 2011, 08:25:35 AM
Wonder how many of those 1.5 volt telephone batteries it took to power that car.

Oh I'm sure they would have used the 45 volt "Breakdown Box" batteries in their car! Although if you've ever opened one of them up they are made up of a whole bunch (30 I guess) of 1.5 volt batteries in series.

Terry
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