Gents, I once had the privilege of touring (part of) the Western Electric
facility in
Cicero, IL courtesy of my electronics instructor, Harry umm somethingorother.
I don't know whether the setup we all saw was WA's main capacitor production
device, but it sure was cute. A PDP 8/I was being used as a process-control
computer (someone sells DIY kits for these now...) for a foil+dielectric
winding gizmo.
Set up the foil and plastic rolls, click to the desired value and let 'er rip.
Man, she was pretty. [ oh.. it was Harry Wheaton IIRC ]
This COULD be duplicated by someone with a yen to DIY; hey,
there's a fellow in France who manufactures his own vacuum tubes
from start to finish; they DO work, I'm told.
Just a vagrant thought for your delectation.
73 all, Terry KC9KEL
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