I'm sure you know why Jim but I am reminded of my granddad's radio that ran on a lead/acid accumulator that he took to the radio shop every weekend to be charged - or in reality exchanged for a charged one.
I was impressed as they were glass and you could see the plates and electrolyte inside.
The radio shop was close to the bus station but I can't recall seeing that notice in any of our buses.
That was back before a lot of people had mains in their houses, much less battery chargers Steve!!!
I'm told (a bit before my time) that our local cycle shop offered this service..
By way of explanation, a battery wireless in the old days had three batteries: an accumulator to run the valve filaments, the 'hungriest' consumer of current, a dry HT battery of perhaps 90v and a 9v dry tapped Grid Bias battery... The latter lasted ages, could be voltage-tapped to vary the bias and the HT battery lasted a fair while too, it was just the filament accumulator that needed frequent charging...
I have some old articles on making home-brew chargers... Some are hairy in the extreme...
Glass accumulators were lovely....
Jim
Runner, cyclist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
myglaren wrote: but I can't recall seeing that notice in any of our buses.
so all the bus's round your way had rotted away seats then Steve'y
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
CitroJim wrote:
I've thought of a C15 Romahome a few times but the cost puts me off...
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Couldn't agree more people are often wanting silly money (£8,000 to £12,000) for 15 to 20 year old "vans" just because they have a couple of mattresses a little table and a silly useless little sink in them!
Makes the J2 coming up for auction look total value for money at a similar guide price.
Course if you want to DIY this J2 is £1200, although not quite the style of the finished one above. The little face on it and the slightly lopsided photo has that "I'm sad, please rescue me" type of look.
...I'm the wrong age for them.
