StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Mercury Arc Rectifier

MER[23] - Mercury Arc Rectifier {2 0f 3}

MER[23] - Mercury Arc Rectifier {2 0f 3}

StoneRoad2013
13 Aug 2023 2 2 88
A "cold" mercury arc rectifier - despite the potential hazards, these are very interesting & complicated pieces of glassware & wiring. Note the cooling fan ! I wish there was a safe way of showing one "operating" ...
MER[23] - Mercury Arc Rectifier {3 0f 3}

MER[23] - Mercury Arc Rectifier {3 0f 3}

StoneRoad2013
13 Aug 2023 1 78
Maker's plate - with input & output voltages etc - on the other mercury arc rectifier.
MER[?] - Mercury Arc Rectifier {1 0f 3}

MER[?] - Mercury Arc Rectifier {1 0f 3}

StoneRoad2013
02 Oct 2020 1 130
The Hewittic "Mercury-Arc Rectifier" for the Manx Electric Railway, at the Laxey sub-station. [replaced by solid state in 2013, but has been preserved, and there were proposals to use the old substation as a museum] Not my Image. Displayed for educational purposes. [If my notes are correct, the original image was by Ivor Kelly]