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Offline Oliver

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Re: Tesla vs. Edison
« on: November 21, 2007, 09:44:54 AM »
Wow. I guess that's one of those 'only in America' phenomena. I had no idea DC main supply had existed for so long. I had thought AC supplies would have phased out DC long ago. Hahah hehe, I made a funny.  ooohhhh, sorry, sometimes I just can't help myself.
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Re: Tesla vs. Edison
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2007, 01:37:51 PM »
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A Manhattan Island phenomena, for the rest of the country and the other boroughs of New York, DC power distribution was impractical. Edison did invent the electric chair to show the danger of AC power distribution.
Yeah, thanks metalman. I know it was not the norm. That power station is quite the interesting relic.
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