Posted by cdmn on December 15, 2022 at 09:30:13 from (96.33.227.18):
In Reply to: Thursday Engine posted by Majorman on December 15, 2022 at 00:14:36:
It was a happy time in about 1954 when Dad had the farm wired up for 32 volt. No more kerosene or mantle lamps, no more flashlights with dead batteries, no restraints on radio listening with the batteries running low. Each room had a light bulb and it was easy to find the bedroom up the stairs. My mother got an electric motor for her washing machine. The cow barn was also lit. Our system was somewhat similar, maybe a Kohler? We also had a windmill with a wind-charger mounted on top. I remember having someone carve the blades. We painted them in the kitchen before assembly to the hub. We watched the bravest young neighbor climb up and bolt the propellor on. The creaking sound it made when spinning. [At some point the hub came off and it speared itself into the ground right along the path to Mrs. Jones House. It gave us a big scare after the fact. We had two sets of glass batteries, two volts each. Total of 16 batteries in each set. If the wind wasn't blowing, we had to start the engine. That was my job as a kid. Lights are going dim, why don't you go down in the cellar and start the engine, or switch battery packs? Happy to do it. Back up to the kitchen to listen to Fibber McGee and Molly, or the Friday Night fight. Unlimited radio was great..
When the farm was decommissioned, the power plant was salvaged and moved to someone's off-grid cabin up north.
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