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> Hi Doug,
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> This is interesting, Edison had the Alva but I have never seen an electric
> motor in a DD phono, I never thought of this until your post.
>
> Steve
>
> But Edison had an aversion to electric motors
>>in phonographs, though he could have had them; others did.
>
Edison electric motors could be found in their Art-case models up to I think
1918 or maybe 1916. They were universal (ac/dc) motors of similar type that
others continued to offer with electric drive. All of them I have heard were
noisy including the Victors. Not until the quiet induction motor came along
were they used again in the Edison DD radio/phonograhs as well as most other
makers, Including Victor.
Bruce
