[LB016284], Letter from Samuel Insull to H D Caswell, May 7th, 1883

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[LB016284], Letter from Samuel Insull to H D Caswell, May 7th, 1883

Editor's Notes

Referring to your favor of the 1st. inst. to Mr. Edison, if you had an electric motor to run a boat it would be necessary to have a steam engine to run the electric generator to generate the current for the purpose of operating the motor. The only other means of running the electric motor would be to use a storage battery but this would be very expensive and not reliable and furthermore it would be necessary to have a steam engine and an electric generator to charge the storage batteries. For the purpose you speak of, I do not think that you can do any better than to get a small steam engine and run your boat by steam.

Recipient

Date

1883-05-07

Type

Folder/Volume ID

LB016-F

Microfilm ID

82:398

Document ID

LB016284

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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