Was W this stupid?
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Transformerless TV sets used a half wave voltage doubler to get 250
to 300 volts DC from the AC power line. They didn't work on DC. I
serviced them through the '60s and '70s.
AH HA! Those GE sets with two Selenium rectifiers across
the front of the chassis. :-)
...lew...
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