In article ,
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

Do you remember that wall wart being the first one
recalled for being a fire hazard?

That was one of Western Electric's first uses of a third-party supplier.
In this case, it was Ault Manufacturing.

The Ault transformer recall was HUGE.

There are still MANY Western Electric dial-light transformers in service
to this day. Virtually all are powering NOTHING but have not been
unplugged.
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JR

Jim Redelfs wrote:

In article ,
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

Do you remember that wall wart being the first one
recalled for being a fire hazard?

That was one of Western Electric's first uses of a third-party supplier.
In this case, it was Ault Manufacturing.

The Ault transformer recall was HUGE.

There are still MANY Western Electric dial-light transformers in service
to this day. Virtually all are powering NOTHING but have not been
unplugged.



That is very easy to explain: "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in" with Lilly
Tomlin as Ernestine, the telephone operator: "We're the phone company.
We don't care, we don't have to."

http://www.lilytomlin.com/charns/ernestine/quotes.htm
http://www.lilytomlin.com/lily/lilygal/lilyswitchboard.html



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In alt.engineering.electrical "nobody " wrote:
| wrote:
| In alt.engineering.electrical Timothy Daniels
wrote:
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| | Would you please sum up what you believe to be prudent
| | protection (for electronic equipment) from nearby lightning strikes?
| | I'm thinking of both in single-family homes and in condo/apartment
| | buildings. What would you do to protect from in-house (or
in-building)
| | surges, such as elevator motors suddenly shorting out, or welding
| | equipment in use?
|
| How much money are you willing to spend?
|
|
| The only thing I can think of that comes close is to have a heavy
| motor/generator set with a HUGE flywheel sitting in the basement.

How about driving a generator in the basement with either a heavy
fiberglass
axle rod driven at some distance by a (sacrificial) motor, or by a fluid
that
does not conduct electricity through a turbine system, similarly driven by
a
motor/pump at some distance.

Or a compelete diesel-hydraulic locomotive? (Diesel-hydraulic coupling,
Dieselhydraulische in german)?



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