[GreenKeys] Telephone Hand Crank Dynamo

[Roy Morgan]

On Jun 15, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Howard Weeks <weeksh at att.net> wrote:

> Roy,
> 
> Those things will produce up to about 80 - 100 volts depending on the crank speed and condition of contacts,  
> On 6/15/2015 11:32 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:
>> Greenkeyers and telephone historians,
>> 
>> I have acquired a hand crank dynamo of the sort used in ole time telephones.

Thanks to all for information about the hand crank telephone dynamotor:
- 80 to 100 volts
- about 20 cycles
- rings a bell or other device at the operators place
- will bite you if you are careless
- wil bring worms up from the ground

It’s nice to hear from folks who remember using them (even while standing on a chair to reach the thing!)

Roy


Roy Morgan
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K1LKY Since 1958