At 23:54 22/09/99 +1200, you wrote:
>Oi!!!
>What about line finders and their ilk , rotary exchanges - motor driven with
>electromagnetic clutches from a row motor with shafts feeding mechanical
>power to the 'switches".
>An oil can a needed accessory. I have a few sample switches in my "museum"
>collection. Still running here into the 1970's AFAIR. Some of first
>shipments of parts from Britain were sunk by U-Boat and had to be re-sent
>:-)

Are you sure about that? 1906 vintage? Ah yes I forgot that New Zealand
didn't get electricity until the 40s <VBG>

Fisrt generation Strouger equipment eh, not bad (2nd generation was
electromechanical, and some what larger than Step X Step).
I have a list fo the subscribers connected to Austrailas first automatic
exchange in Gelong (Seems that the city people where not worthy <G>)
I also have a list of the first subscribers connected to the Post Master
Generals Melbourne exchage (All 100 odd)
Beleive it or not, but Telstra installed Step exchange equipment into the 80s!

<Simle>


Dennis

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>>AH! You are not as old as I thought!
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>>Next thing you know, you will be telling us about the K and L relay sets,
>>uniselectors, first selectors and goup selectors. Slug relays and magnetic
>>concerntating yokes, then he will go off into why it is called tip and ring
>>and wink systems!
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>>Dennis
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