[BC] 110 V DC

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There were some areas in big cities that had 110-VDC- a legacy of
Edison's old system- that was 110-VDC.  However the main reason such
radios were popular was simply because it was cheaper to make radios
without power transformers. The better radios did have transformers-
but they had to use AC.

- Nat

On 12/2/06, Ronald J. Dot'o Sr. <ron.doto at comcast.net> wrote:
> This brings up an interesting point.  In my youth there were a lot of "All
> American 5" tube type receivers around with AC-DC  power supplies.
>
> My question is:  Was there anyplace in the U.S. that was served with 110 DC
> power?  If so I never heard of it.  If there wasn't then why were so many
> radios made with AC/DC power supplies?
>
> Ron D, Salem, OR.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gRAdy Moates" <lists at loudandclean.com>
>  >
>  >     He absolutely believed that:
>  > [1] "Every vacuum tube in the world has 250 Volts on it's anode",
>  >               and
>  > [2] "There is no such thing as an AC-DC power supply".
>  >
>
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