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Old 21st Jan 2022, 1:10 am   #27
bikerhifinut
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Default Re: On-board ship communications

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Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell View Post
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The Telegraph was an electrical device that worked on the principle of the "Powerotor
So that is why in all the films I see the handle is waggled to the extremes before the wanted position, to reset the system. Also makes the bell ring.
No that's Artistic licence, no such drama or histrionics in real life.

Andy.
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