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Re: Alternator regulating valve ?
Posted by: Christopher Tarana ()
Date: December 11, 2002 02:34AM

Leif... wrote:
>
> Valve = vacuum tube? I didn’t see that one coming…
> Anyway did they use alternating currents on the Uboats?, why?
>
> Leif…

In England they are called "valves" (a contraction of "thermionic valves") because they rely on heat and they can control the flow of current - hence "valve".

Christopher

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Re: Alternator regulating valve ? Charla Anaya 12/06/2002 12:48PM
Re: Alternator regulating valve ? james 12/08/2002 11:02AM
Re: Alternator regulating valve ? ROBERT M. 12/08/2002 08:51PM
Re: Alternator regulating valve ? Charla Anaya 12/09/2002 01:06AM
Re: Alternator regulating valve ? ROBERT M. 12/09/2002 02:51AM
Re: Alternator regulating valve ? Leif... 12/09/2002 06:55AM
Re: Alternator regulating valve ? Christopher Tarana 12/11/2002 02:34AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots Charla Anaya 12/11/2002 03:27AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots Leif... 12/11/2002 06:50AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots J.T. McDaniel 12/11/2002 07:16PM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots Leif... 12/11/2002 08:33PM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots ROBERT M. 12/12/2002 02:40AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots Charla Anaya 12/12/2002 05:15AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots Leif... 12/12/2002 06:18AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots ROBERT M. 12/12/2002 03:24AM
Re: Valves for electronics on uboots Rodney 12/21/2002 04:46PM
Re: Dynamotors Charla Anaya 12/31/2002 01:28PM
Re: Valve. james 12/11/2002 10:10PM
Re: Valve. ROBERT M. 12/12/2002 03:30AM


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