[D8442G], Letter from William Symes Andrews to Thomas Alva Edison, January 7th, 1884
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Title
[D8442G], Letter from William Symes Andrews to Thomas Alva Edison, January 7th, 1884
Editor's Notes
[SELECTABLE; limited explication of Edison Effect phenom] wrt using new style indicator. Recommends a new lamp design using 3 platninum plates. TAE marg: "You are off your base The only reasn we get a current is the incandescence of the carbon & until the incandescence reaches a given point we cant detect a current even with a Thomson galvamtr-- The reason Lamps change is due to deposit of Carbon on platina-- we are going to deposit Carbon on it in making it that will remove inconstancy"
Author
Recipient
Date
1884-01-07
Type
Subject
Folder/Volume ID
D8442-F
Microfilm ID
74:565
Document ID
D8442G
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University