OT: white LEDs (was: Re: Solderless breadboarding (and 68010 vs

[Chuck Guzis]

On 27 Feb 2010 at 18:27, Tony Duell wrote:

> I am suprised that voltage doubler PSUs (2 diodes, 2 capacitors)
> weren't used in the States. 

To be sure, there were hot-chassis tube sets, but by and large, these 
were the small ones made during the early-to-mid 60's.  All of the 
large (21" and larger), AFAIK--even the Muntz models--used power 
transformers.   A transformer out of an early color set was massive.

--Chuck