Maybe everyone else knows, but where did you live, Larry? The only place in Utah I know of that was/is that remote is Callao, 'way out in the West Desert. I think they got either phones or electricity from the grid in the early 1970's - can't remember now which. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry Holmes Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:21 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Quadrantids Chuck, that is a new name for me. Ours was a Delco 4 cylinder gas engine to charge 16 ea 2 volt glass encased lead acid wet cells. One of the batteries had a white ball encased in the wall. When the ball was at the top (maybe 4" travel), the batteries were fully charged. As I recall, they needed to be charged maybe once a week, but then we did not leave lights on when not in use (or there was H to pay). I really would like to have had the batteries as a backup system for my ham radio setup, but, alas, my nephew took something to them when he was young, and broke them all. Being of glass, they were kinda pretty, I thought. My father was instrumental in getting REA lines in in 1955, not that long ago, and the co-op still furnishes the local electricity. 73 On 1/3/2013 2:46 PM, Chuck Hards wrote:
Larry, was the light plant a Lister, by any chance?
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