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2. Prestolite Electric - Wikipedia

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   1921 Presto Lite car battery ad from Canada. Prestolite Electric Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of alternators, starters, electrical equipment, and services to the transportation, industrial, military, marine, agricultural and construction industries.

3. History of the battery - Wikipedia

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   The lead-acid battery is still used today in automobiles and other applications where weight is not a big factor. The basic principle has not changed since 1859. In the early 1930s, a gel electrolyte (instead of a liquid) produced by adding silica to a charged cell was used in the LT battery of portable vacuum-tube radios.

4. Alternator - Wikipedia

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   On single alternator circuits, the power may be split between the engine starting battery and the domestic or house battery (or batteries) by use of a split-charge diode (battery isolator) or a voltage-sensitive relay. Due to the high cost of large house battery banks, Marine alternators generally use external regulators.

5. Electric boat - Wikipedia

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   An electric boat is a powered watercraft driven by electric motors, which are powered by either on-board battery packs, solar panels or generators. [ 1 ] While a significant majority of water vessels are powered by diesel engines , with sail power and gasoline engines also popular, boats powered by electricity have been used for over 120 years.

6. Outboard motor - Wikipedia

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   The most successful early outboard motor, [16] was created by Norwegian-American inventor Ole Evinrude in 1909. [18] Historically, a majority of outboards have been two-stroke powerheads fitted with a carburetor due to the design's inherent simplicity, reliability, low cost and light weight.

7. Motorola - Wikipedia

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   Motorola was founded in Chicago, Illinois, as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street) [9] in 1928.. Paul Galvin wanted a brand name for Galvin Manufacturing Corporation's new car radio, and created the name "Motorola" by linking "motor" (from motor car) with "ola" (from Victrola), which was also a popular ending for many companies at the time, e.g. Moviola, Crayola. [10]