Metal from the bad old days was heavy because it had to be. Often it was inefficient and over engineered.
But a few percent of the time, it was just right. Quality control was primitive back then. They were allowing for defects that would be unthinkable today.
Somewhere around the net are Industrial X-rays of - Industrial equipment. Connecting rod's the size of your forearm with massive defects from day one that ran 24/7 for 50 years. Pullies, hoists etc.
I think it was a university hosting a library of old engineering stuff. Can't remember which one but they would have a big name engineering program... It's eye opening. Older being better is not always the case, but realistically 80% of the time it is true.
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But anyway, you can match the voltage (or get it close) and parallel the panels and you still get X+Y=Z amps, right?
The bigger the gap in voltage the more you loose - I get that. (For parallel anyway.)
But a few percent of the time, it was just right. Quality control was primitive back then. They were allowing for defects that would be unthinkable today.
Somewhere around the net are Industrial X-rays of - Industrial equipment. Connecting rod's the size of your forearm with massive defects from day one that ran 24/7 for 50 years. Pullies, hoists etc.
I think it was a university hosting a library of old engineering stuff. Can't remember which one but they would have a big name engineering program... It's eye opening. Older being better is not always the case, but realistically 80% of the time it is true.
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But anyway, you can match the voltage (or get it close) and parallel the panels and you still get X+Y=Z amps, right?
The bigger the gap in voltage the more you loose - I get that. (For parallel anyway.)
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