Harmonic condenser enginium
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- Condenser: apparatus for accumulating or increasing the intensity of an electric charge
- engine
- ingenium (Latin): Innate quality
Commentary
In 310.01-08, Joyce pokes fun at amateur radio, and its sometime use of cheap component parts — shoddy enough that they require additional equipment to be attached in order to function properly. To wit, the basic core (the "harmonic condenser enginium") requires a magazine battery, which in turn requires a tuneup with twintriodic pipelines, and a gain control.
