[BC] 110 V DC

[Gary Glaenzer]

yes, but as you say...'it has run 24/7 for the past decade'

can 'modern' equipment do as well ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Tekel" <amstereoexp at yahoo.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 8:10 PM
Subject: [BC] 110 V DC


> Peter H. wrote:
> > Most residential loads are resistive, and your power bill is, therefore,
> > directly proportional to voltage.
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> Yup... I have a transformerless solid-state GE clock radio from the '70s.
> It has an analog clock motor, an AM radio tuner board, and a large wire-
> wound resistor all wired in series across the AC line.  The resistor runs
> hot enough that it has its own ventilation grille on the back of the
> cabinet.  I've had it running 24/7 for the past decade, and I can only
> imagine how many dollars of electricity that wire-wound resistor has
> burned off into heat over the years!
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