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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 4 Jan 2023 11:13:11 -0700, John Robertson wrote:   
      
   > I never knew that a "converter" existed until this very moment!   
      
   They've been around a long time although you might not realize it. The old   
   tube type car radios had a vibrator, a transformer, and a rectifier to get   
   the 6 or 12 volts up to a level required by the tubes.   
      
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