Originally Posted by
fietsbob
The old DC generators are like dragging an anchor , through the Mud, as a functional light source,
in comparison with the recent AC Bottle Alternators produced now ,By AXA and B&M.
but if you have them just for period correctness and use something else, in the Dark, fine..
+ Incandescent Screw base, 6v 2,4w bulbs are getting as rare as an 1 faced Politician .
Incandescent bulbs are definitely scarce, have been for a while. Back "in the day" I gave up on running my headlight as light, used it only for being seen, since it really wasn't all that bright even at 6w. But the new LED lights make it all better.
As for the newer generators, the main reason to use an older one isn't for period-correctness. It's because new one are expensive compared to the generator one already owns!
My UO8's generator is worth about one click on the RD most of the time, and for an hour or even two I'm happy to run it if necessary. Wouldn't want to run a century that way though. The TH8's Cibie is much easier to spin, and of course the load is shared by both of us.