Can a 1904 steam AC generator power a modern appliance?

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• LO

  @lostsierraforrest5542 · 1 year ago

  Outstanding presentation.  I'm a former electronics technician and engineer, electricity fascinates me to this day.  How wonderful that Switzerland had the sense to preserve this piece of technological history and keeps it not only in working order but available for the public to view and enjoy and learn from.

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• DR

  @draabe42 · 1 year ago

  On internet, there are two kinds of videos 1) where people do broken dances for a song and get likes, and 2) awesome videos like this

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• AR

  @arcticpilotshow4440 · 1 year ago

  The makers of this machine must be very proud that this machine is still being used to generate electricity.

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• CH

  @Chez8922-kf6cy · 1 year ago

  That generator is beautiful. Magnificent engineering and it's 120 years old.

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• MI

  @milolouis · 1 year ago

  They should use the resistor load to pre-heat the boiler water.

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• NI

  @Nino-Dantas · 1 year ago

  Personally, I could watch this equipment working all day. It's simple but magnificent, and it's satisfying to see it in action.

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• ME

  @MervynPartin · 1 year ago

  It may be small compared with the turbo-alternators that I operated and maintained in my former career, but it is a beautiful machine. It looks in great condition, and well maintained.

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• IA

  @IanBrodie-bg1lu · 1 year ago

  Best and simplest explanation of power generation that I have ever heard.

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• AU

  @AudioFileZ · 1 year ago

  Machines like this one are true works of genius and art. They were built so well they transcend time. In today's world it seems like all the machines we make have planned limited lifespans, and not always because we know we have something better in the wings, often so the final user must continually return to buy again and again. Machines like this one are a window into a time when it was always a goal to build something once that would just go on and on. I'd like to see more of this mentality come back around. Imagine buying a car, an appliance, or anything mechanical/electrical that would last a lifetime. I do not think we can buy anything on this level today so to see this machine is both a gift and a sign as to something lost.

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• JU

  @justkelly6992 · 1 year ago

  I worked on Marine Boilers and steam pumps.  This is not a steam generator this is a work of ART.  As fine as anything I have ever seen.  Swiss Watches are stellar this is equal to the finest mechanical work I have seen.

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• KE

  @keesvandenbroek331 · 1 year ago

  In the Netherlands a steam powered pumping station, which has been decommissioned a long time ago, is still being used as a backup for the new pumps. When there is high demand, it is fired up. So, a museum but still having an economical value. It’s the Wouda gemaal in Lemmer Friesland. You can visit it and once in a while it is powered up for maintenance and training. Being fed by coal at first but now oil burning.

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• WE

  @wetwareerror9511 · 1 year ago

  Excellent, clear concise and informative.

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