[AT] Names that have become generic

[charlie hill]

Kyle,  I built one of those things from a kit once many years ago.  It had a
little ear bud speaker and if you tried really hard you could tune the thing
in on a station and barely hear it.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Sands" <willys_46 at mail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] Names that have become generic


> > Brian:
> >
> > No wonder, a ME would never understand!  :-) I suspect the term
"condenser"
> > got coined in the early days of automobile development.
>
> I'm an ME myself, but I use the term condenser quite often.  Back in the
day when I would look for any and all electrical "projects" books I could
find, most were old books from the 50's and 60's (small town libraries...) -
therefore I was always looking for condensers for projects.  I tried
building a crystal radio one time - you know the kind where you wind your
own coil? It called for a "mica" condenser.  I had a hard time finding one
of those.  Finally located one years later in an old box full of
miscellaneous parts.  Still have that radio project - still doesn't work :-)
(or just can't hear anything w/o an amplifier).
>
> Kyle Sands <>< Huntley, MN
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