Yeah, I noticed the the hole saw rotation. It really does look like it's turning counterclockwise. Maybe that's the way they work in the southern hemisphere :)
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Yeah, I noticed the the hole saw rotation. It really does look like it's turning counterclockwise. Maybe that's the way they work in the southern hemisphere :)
Looking at these Brazilian girls http://www.brazilcupid.com/,
I think I could find plenty of fun things to do at night, with or without lights :)
...and installed by the power company!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZrVlV-5TdQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SsGjjMEEDw
The first video says they're equivalent to a 40 or 60 watt lamp. ...
Cool! Sounds like that will be a great adventure - I'll look forward to your reports.
What kind of power plant will you be building (size, fuel, type of equipment, etc.)? And how is the power...
Here's one way to do it with ropes :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvw-ka-L5Zg
Yup, I've got one of those pins too - also from around '69! I've also got a tattered copy of Reddy's "The Mighty Atom" comic book.
Reddy belonged to the bygone era of utility "load building",...
I think utility advertising was better when it focused on what the companies actually did, rather than the "feel good" stuff - it's definitely "mind candy" as you say.
Bring back Reddy Kilowatt!
It's amazing how similar these commercials are, right down to the bowl of popcorn ("pipoca"). One is from Dominion Virginia Power and the other is from Ampla, a Brazilian utility serving the state...
I just came across a source of pics you might like - it's the Library of Congress "American Memory" image collection. The main page is http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html. I got some good images...
Well, things are looking up! This places sells LEDs in C7 and C9 styles, and the warm-white LEDs: ...
Yes, with energy and environmental concerns being so important these days, I'd expect that most of this year's commercial and government-sponsored holiday lighting will be LED.
On the consumer...
Yes, that's the sad story of Reddy Kilowatt - he's bounced from one owner to another, and still sits "locked up" and unused, somewhere. He was once among the most-recognized trademarks in America,...
Another idea: look on eBay for Reddy Kilowatt merchandise.
And if you or someone you know has artistic talent, you could make all kinds of Reddy decorations.
Rowdy,
I really like your decorating idea!
I'm not a lineman, just sort of an amateur historian interested in old infrastructure stuff. I have a handful of old ads, catalog pages and magazine...
That's interesting info! I've played with LEDs a little - just enough to see how differently they behave versus incandescent lamps as the voltage/current is varied.
Are LED Christmas lights...
Here's an event from the nationals, posted just last week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ontG7dHEI
And Enersul's rodeo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwn6PxgRiBE...
Series streetlights are a really interesting technology - the whole idea of constant current and varying voltage is "backward" from the the parallel circuits that are more common in electrical work....
A member of the Vintage Insulators group found this, which seems to be the exact same device:
http://www.pr-tech.com/products/markers/powerlite.htm
Here's another very impressive cable fault video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sopTVjKJs00
Here's another example of an analog computer for the electric utility industry. This one was used for generation management and planning tasks: ...
Here's one bit of news that should make everyone happy: despite the economic crisis, the coming recession and the likely widespread unemployment it will bring, federal workers are getting a 3.9%...
This is what an engineer might have used half a century ago to help design a transmission/distribution network:
http://long-lines.net/other/electrical/ElectricalWorld-1955-12-12/009.html
It's an...
Thanks, it's good to hear from someone with more regional expertise :)
I wasn't at all sure; I was thinking she might have been trying to suppress a stronger accent.
I guess I could pay a visit...
Sonja is a hottie! Is that a little bit of an Irish accent she has?
There are some pictures here:
http://www.mariane.com.br/album_fotos.htm
Her last name is Dombrova, so I'd guess that her ethnic background is Russian. Brazil has seen a lot of immigration and...