[AT] Names that have become generic

[Cecil E Monson]

> I don't recall "ALL" capacitors being called "Condensers" and I was trained
> as a EE in the late 50's.  My recollection is the term "condensers" was and
> is only used in the automotive/tractor environment. 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290


	No, Dean, the term "condensers" was used in both electrical
as well as electronics. I don't believe the term capacitors became
widely used until we got into solid state electronics. Any ham radio
handbook from the 60s and 70s on back was full of references to
condensers. I quoted from my 1948 Radio Amateur's Handbook yesterday.
The study guides for both the Amateur Radio license and Commercial
Radiotelephone license used the term. I had both Second Class Phone
and General Class Ham licenses.

Cecil
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Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment

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