roguewave Posted March 10, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 10, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) At the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach. I believe it's a GE (Edison) motor with magnificent windings dated around 1850's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Hi roguewave, Take a look here For Pete & his Grand machines. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
elansprint72 Posted March 10, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 10, 2008 Real electrical engineering! Look at that blade switch at the top! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted March 10, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 10, 2008 Ben Good shot As told Pete may be we will need electrical engineering in a future because gasoline for our car will be more expensive and also to reduce warming climate ? Can we do something with this 1850's system in 2008 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 10, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 10, 2008 Ben - Excellent subject, light and color. This is actually the power source for Pete's first self-powered watch. Not much of a market for it at its size. Henri - Hasn't a region in France just returned to horse-drawn vehicles of high tech light materials for hauling freight on the roads and streets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andit Posted March 17, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 17, 2008 Hi Ben, Excellent shot of an intriguing subject. Since this was built by Edison prior to 1890, this motor will most definitely have run on DC (Direct Current). It was in that time that the Great War Of Currents was being fought, with Edison pushing the DC system and Westinghouse/Tesla working on the AC system. History has shown us that the Alternating system won... Having being involved with motors and electrical systems for a long time now, I can tell you that they don't build them with such beauty and care for detail anymore today. As with everything today, its all about mass production and when it breaks, throw it away. Excellent shot, sounds like a really interesting place. Thank you for sharing this image with us. Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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