[Shop-talk] old battery charger, how it works?

[Paul Mele]

here's a picture of one of them...

http://bulbs.2yr.net/ge-tungar-bulb.php



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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Scheidt
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 8:50 PM
To: Skip Albright
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] old battery charger, how it works?

On May 9, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Skip Albright <salbrigh at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> I have a mid 30's battery charger and
> and a light bulb that screws into a regular light bulb base. (GE  
> 189048)

> How does it make DC?  or does it?
>

Your lightbulb isn't. It's a half wave rectifier, and the dc source.

> Thanks
>
> Skip