The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 17/11/16 19:40, Roger Hayter wrote:
charles wrote:

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 17/11/16 18:47, NY wrote:


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On Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:28:43 UTC, charles wrote:
'cos car electrics are dc

Except for Ford model T.

Is there any fundamental reason why early pre-electronic car electrics
were DC and not AC?

Yes.

to go further, the car electrics rely on a battery - this inherantly a DC
device.

They need not rely on a battery. If, for example, you have a starting
handle and carbide lamps.

You will however need a magneto

AC ignition could easily have been devised. Even if it actually wasn't.

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Roger Hayter