Mike's Electric Stuff preserves photographs, operating details, manuals, and firsthand notes about mercury arc rectifiers: giant glowing electrical valves that converted AC to DC before solid-state electronics replaced them.
Original site: http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/mercarc.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-mercury-arc-rectifiers-glowed-before-silicon-took-over/
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Original site: http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/mercarc.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-mercury-arc-rectifiers-glowed-before-silicon-took-over/
#ancientweb #mercuryarc #arcrectifiers #silicon #industrial
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