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Old 2nd Mar 2016, 6:51 pm   #132
Phil G4SPZ
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Default Re: Technology related anachronisms on TV and in films etc.

Well yes, indeed they would, that's why I mentioned it! I've restored several pre- and post-war battery sets and they usually come on within half a second. However the true performance would be nowhere so dramatic as a slow warm-up with some hum... is this contraption really going to work...? Ah yes, the sense of relief as the voice starts quietly and builds to full volume.
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