Re: Why Buy a Converter?

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:35:21 -0500, Jer <gdunn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:


>There are a number of consumer appliances that actually use DC 
>internally, and wouldn't require much effort to use DC as a source. 
>However, I think transmission line losses would be way beyond tolerances 
>for a DC power grid.  But our biggest problem would be lightning 
>surges... our plug-in suppressors would have to completely re-invented 
>so they'd still work.  :P

The Wizard of Menlo Park (Thomas A Edison) original lighting power
distribution system was D.C. The bus conductors were copper bars imbedded
in a
wooden trough filled with tar, buried under the street.

Power loss was great, making the radical invention by Tesla, The AC
transformer (and Motor) that allowed high voltage distribution the natural
replacement  for city sized distribution.

History goes backwards here ;-)