So I'm thinking my Brunswick Panatrope with its noiseless motor bearing both GE and RCA markings must've been Induction-type, then. I'm no electrical engineering guy or anything, and I didn't know another type of electrical motor ever existed.
I also didn't know there had ever been a 450 gpi cylinder experiment in 1899. This is the technical oddity stuff that sends me flying! What all is known about it? Anyone have any detailed pics of the C-1 or C-2 pickup? Or either machine, for that matter? Is there a collection of Edison machine photos online someone might link us to? Great info, Bruce, thanks so much! Robert > As I mentioned elsewhere, every one of the universal motors I've ever heard > were noisy things, very noisy. Edison used his own brand of motor and I'm > not sure what Victor or others used but they were of different design but > still noisy. It seems like they would have been more of a novelty for the > wealthy. The Induction motor was a different story. Every one of those I've > seen were made by G.E. including those used in Edison and Victor machines, > and possibly others as well. They are noiseless compared to a universal > motor. I'd be interested to know of any other brands of induction motors > that were used in machines of the day. > > Bruce > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
