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opportunity to impress thc manu-facturer through his represcntative. Bclicvc mc, hc relays what hc picks up at thcsc mcctings. If there is somc-thing wrong with thc product hc is sclling or if thc tcchnicians havc any idcas for improving it or making it casicr to scrvicc, hc providcs a pipclinc right to thc manufacturcr. And lets not forgct this: Thosc of us who arc dccply opposcd to factory scrvicc havc an cxccllcnt opportunity in thcsc scrv-icc mcctings to show thc manufacturcr wc arc intclligcnt, progrcssivc. cagcr to Icarn, and complctely capablc of scrvicing his product. Wc can dcmon-stratc thcrc is no need for factory scrvicc.

"You might say." Mac concludcd. “that thcsc scrvicc mcctings tcnd to puli all scgmcnts of thc radio and TV industry togcthcr and promotc bcttcr undcrstanding among thcm. Anything that docs that hclps all of us. It would bc intcrcsting to know how many scrv-icc organizations havc rcally bccn startcd in a coffcc-and-doughnuts session following one of thcsc mcctings."

‘TU bet a lot of thcm," Barncy said. "But, hcy! I havcn’t told you about my vacation yct. I darncd near didn’t get back. Thosc Colorado lovclics wcrcn’t going to let mc comc. Man, do I go big west of the Mississippi! Thcrc was this one cutc littlc filly—"

And so on, far into thc morning.

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"SNAKE BATTERIES" FOR SUBMARINE CABLES

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“OINAKE batteries" whirh aro strung on 0 Hubniarinc eommunirations cubles lo powrr rrpeaters havf befn devrlo|>cd for the U. S. Army Signal Corps, areord-ing lo a rcrrnl announcrmrnl i»i>ui'd by ibe Department of the Army.

The flexiblc zinr-»ilver ehloridr bat-trries, ubo ralled “elertrie rdit,” were drvcloped by the Chemieal Division of AerojeMieneral Corporation, Azu*u, Cal-ifornia in eooperation with the U. S. Army Signal Researrh and Deve!opment Laboratory, loeated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

The batteries, whirh are aetivated when imntersed in water, ran be easily wound on drums with the military roni-munieations rabie for whirh they are primarily drsigned.

In use, a batlrry is plared next to earh repcater. These are splieed into the rabie every mile to boost voiee or telctypewriler signals. The re|>eaters, whirh are transistorized, are also flex-ible and easily roli off the rabie drum on whirh they are wound.

The batteries obtain their flexibility through segmented eonstrurtion. Spool-shaped links of silver rhloride are sepa-rated by rubber rings front zinr seg-ments. A wire whirh spirals the length of the battery is employed lo interron* nert the seetions.

The basie battery size is •>£ of an ineh in diameter and 30 inehes long. These deliver a required five milliamperes ron-tinuously at one volt for a year. Life run be extended by using Iwo or ntorr of the 30-inrh batteries or by making them lurger. They ran be built to any size, willi u delivery ratę of morę than 40 wattdiours per pound.    -{Jg-

•V|#w|nf ar*« 275    tnehtf. 23inch pktur« tub* mtuuptd ćlafonilly.

Big 23-inch* picture is the sensation of 1960 that changes the face of teleuision . . . and Sylvania scoops the industry with the first complete linę.

Square comers of the 23-inch* bonded shield picture tubę pioneered by Sylvania presents morę of the TV picture as the camera sees it. New sąuared shape is closer to the 3x4 ratio of the true TV camera raster.

The 23-inch* tubę flattens the TV screen. “Bonded shield" face-panel eliminates the dust trap, cuts reflections in haif, and improves brightness and contrast.

New Super HaloLight* is bigger and better than ever. It’s a Sylvania exclusive that adds eye comfort to eye appeal.

SYLVANIA 23^#* TV OFFERS THE NEWEST AND FINEST FEATURES YOU CAN RECOMMEND

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GENERAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS

October, 1959

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