Actually, Edison invented the light bulb, the distribution system for power, but it was TESLA who concieved of AC transmission, and Westinghouse who married Edison's distribution and Tesla's AC transmission into our present power system. Edison was a proponent for DC transmission, but eventually changed his mind about AC. Damon Brunger damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Telrad Electronic Services Ft Wayne, IN 46815 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete" <wpt19@xxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 5:53 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 220v: End of Discussion > > > > This discussion was of a great interest to us, > We have learned a lot about the most important part of our lives. > Without power, we never could have the chance to meet one to each other > here, Think for a moment, that no to long back, people lived without > this marble source, and they have to use kerosene to light up their > houses and the street towns at night. We have send a great message to > Thomas Alba EDison who put in the world hands such fantastic invention! > > Hoppe all of you colleagues say.. ...Thanks Edison.. for let me > lighted my christmas tree... > > ~~Merry Christmas~~~ > > > Pete > > Perdomo TV Inc. > Miami, Fla. > wpt19@xxxxxxxxx > > techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: jbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (Joe=A0Batchelor) Date: Sat, Dec 21, 2002, 11:27pm (EST-1) To: > techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 220v: End of > Discussion Reply=A0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > If you have doubts, you can measure the current. Hold one lead of an AC > current meter in one hand and make a circuit with the other lead. You > may need someone else to read the meter as you may not live long enough > to tell us how much more the 220 pulls. > Joe Batchelor CET TX-80 > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html