[Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods ofpoweroutage

Wed Nov 11 19:20:32 UTC 2015

That night, I had my Sylvania four transistor with me.  It had been a gift 
to me in 1961, at the end of that school year.  So, it was already old, 
because it was larger.  It worked best in the city, because it needed all 
the help it could get.  But it sounded better than the pocket ones.  That's 
the one we were listening to Dan Daniels on, plus whoever else's radio was 
on in the dorm.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:49 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods 
ofpoweroutage

Yeah, maybe this little transistor radio should be donated to the
Smithsonian.  It is a no-name Japanese brand that was probably purchased in
Alexander's, Klein's or Korvettes, all of which are long gone. In those
days, transistor radio manufacturers were engaged in kind of a
horsepowercompetition.  Most basic transistor radios had 6 transistors.  The
most expensive  ones had up to 12 transistors, so the more transistors
yourradio had, the greater the bragging rights among your friends, although
a 12transistor radio did not necessarily perform better than a 6 transistor
model.  Transistor radios in those days were mostly Am only, and
pocket-sized AM/FM models did not become popular until the late 1960's.

Gerald

-----Original Message----- 
From: Star Gazer via Electronics-talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:29 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Cc: Star Gazer
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods
ofpoweroutage

I hope you hang onto that radio and then pass it along to a loved one
ideally a younger loved one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 7:06 AM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods of
poweroutage

As soon as the lights went out, I retrieved my trusty 8-transistor pocket
radio, which ran on a 9 volt battery, to hear whatever news I could find.  I
tuned into 1010 WINS,the all-news station which had launched only a few
months earlier and learned that the entire northeast had been affected, as
well as parts of eastern Canada.  All-news radio was in its infancy, and
this was the first major news event WINS carried, so there were a lot of
technical glitches.  Today, 1010 WINS, which is celebrating its 50th
anniversary this year, is my go-to source for breaking news.  It still plays
the clicking teletypemachine sound  in the backround, just like it did in
1965, although today all the news is actually received by computer, not
teletype machine as it was 50 years ago.  BTW, that little AM-only
transistor radio, which I received as a bar mitzvah gift in 1963, still
works.  Do you think my Windows 7 desktop PC will still work 50 years from
now?  I probably won't be around to find out.

Gerald

-----Original Message-----
From: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:47 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Pamela Dominguez
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods of
poweroutage

Yeah, I forgot about that until I heard WCBS say they were going to play a
report.  They talked about it, and they played a little clip of Dan Ingraham
on WABC talking about everything slowing down and the lights dimming.  I was
in the New York Institute, and we didn't have any studyhall that night,
because all the sighted teachers couldn't see.  So, we went back to the dorm
and listened to Dandy Dan Daniels on WMCA.  They were at least playing
Rock-and-roll.  When WABC got up and running, they went straight to the
newsroom and sat around having this grim conference about whether this was a
communist plot or whatever.  But Dan Daniels, who worked past his shift, was
saying stuff like "Okay everybody, wherever you are, get out of your cars
and dance on the street!"  In other words, WMCA thought to entertain the
public to keep them cool instead of getting them all uptight about what was
happening.  Pam.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:34 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods of
poweroutage

Just by coincidence, yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the great
Northeast blackout of 1965.  I was a student at Stuyvesant High School in
Manhattan at the time (I still had normal vision) and traveled to school by
subway.  Fortunately, I got home before the power went out.  Life was much
simpler in those days.  No cell phones or personal computers to worry about.
I remember doing my homework by candlelight.  But school was closed the next
day because the subways were still not back to normal, and so nobody could
get there.  Where were you when the lights went out?

Gerald

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:09 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods of
poweroutage

Taping a bunch of 9 volt batteries together?  That's a new one on me.  The
only reliable way I know of to use electronic devices during a prolonged
power outage is with an emergency generator or perhaps a UPS.  Of course,
you could buy one of those hand-cranked radios to receive the latest news
and emergency alerts during the outage.  Actually, bunching 9 volt batteries
together sounds like a bad idea because it could damage the device you are
trying to power if the voltage you are supplying it is too high.

Gerald

-----Original Message----- 
From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 1:24 PM
To: electronics talk n f b list serve
Cc: Diane Vlasoff
Subject: [Electronics-talk] Storable energy for prolonged periods of
poweroutage

I was hoping someone on the list might be able to help me with my energy
storage issues for the upcoming potential El Niño event.

Has anyone ever heard of using 9D batteries taped together and using a DC
car adapter to charge your cell phone? Will that work? Will it fit in my
equipment? Does anybody have any other ideas on how I can keep my
electronics going if we have a prolonged power outage?

I'll help is welcome in truly appreciate it.

Diane Sent using voice recognition. Please excuse aberrations in spelling or
punctuation.
_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/bwaylimited%40verizon.net

_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/bwaylimited%40verizon.net

_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/geodom%40optonline.net

_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/bwaylimited%40verizon.net

_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/pickrellrebecca%40gmail.com

_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/bwaylimited%40verizon.net

_______________________________________________
Electronics-talk mailing list
Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
Electronics-talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/geodom%40optonline.net 