[BC] Loctals...

[Burt I. Weiner]

As I recall, the Philco's used loctals.  I remember tearing apart a TV once 
that was full of them.  Odd looking beast.  I used to have boxes of them 
and few sockets to build stuffs.  Motorola used them a lot in their two-way 
radios.

Burt

At 02:05 PM 7/9/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Phil asked"
>
> >You mean with miniatures featuring a 50C5 output, or the
>All-American 5 with Loctals? Somebody say what's a Loctal? Heh, heh. <g>
>
>------------
>
>I don't recall any loctals in consumer stuff, but found lots in military 
>gear, which was subject to vibration.  The 50C5 was of course an octal, as 
>was the 35Z4 rectifier.  Now, I guess all our younger readers will want an 
>English translation...
>
>
>Glen Kippel
>KHCS
>Palm Desert, CA

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