Crank call’n

  TV viewers above a certain age will likely remember Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly of the MASH 4077th frantically spinning the crank on his phone in order to call “Sparky” at HQ and work out some sort of deal to obtain (by questionable, albeit humorous means) some vital medicine or materials (which may also include a… Continue reading Crank call’n

Selsyn not Selsun …the electric dominatrix …and a not-so-often acknowledged fact about the master-slave relationship.

This is not about “Selsun” Blue Shampoo, it is about “Selsyns.”  The electric kind.  So if you are looking for hair care and styling advice I am NOT your guy.  “Selsyn” is one of the names bestowed upon a group of motors that also include such terms as “Synchro”  …”servo”  …or “rotary transformer”  Selsyn is… Continue reading Selsyn not Selsun …the electric dominatrix …and a not-so-often acknowledged fact about the master-slave relationship.