Somebody here must know the answer. Last Sunday we had some friends over for brunch and one of the guys, a wood worker, told me about an old house he worked on that was built before electricity was available here on the island. He said there was a large steel tank sunk into the ground and that "carbide" was poured into this tank to make electricity for lighting. I'm thinking that what was really happening was acetylene gas was being produced for gas lighting. I said as much but he was pretty sure they were making electricity with the setup, that it was some kind of battery. After looking online I am even more convinced what he was looking at was an acetylene gas generator. But since I'm not known for always being right, seeing as how I have made one or two misteak's in the past; like speling or punctuatioin, I though I'd ask the experts here if anyone has heard of "carbide batteries". Thanks, Eric
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10 years ago