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AC/DC Transformer-less Sets
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10-08-2024, 07:51 AM
I remember visiting the Henry Ford museum and his home “Fairlane” in Dearborn in 2003 and hearing about his own power generating equipment for the home. It was designed by his long time friend Thomas Edison so I imagine it was DC at the time. This would have been around 1914.

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AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by PeterN - 09-26-2024, 07:35 PM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by morzh - 09-26-2024, 09:01 PM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by jrblasde - 09-26-2024, 11:11 PM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by PeterN - 09-26-2024, 11:30 PM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by jrblasde - 09-27-2024, 09:38 AM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by MrFixr55 - 09-27-2024, 10:39 AM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by jrblasde - 09-27-2024, 02:21 PM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by PeterN - 09-27-2024, 04:32 PM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by MrFixr55 - 09-28-2024, 10:24 AM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by Arran - 09-29-2024, 12:03 AM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by RichG - 10-07-2024, 02:27 PM
462ron - by 462ron - 10-08-2024, 07:51 AM
RE: AC/DC Transformer-less Sets - by radiorich - 10-08-2024, 09:23 AM



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