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Re: Ancient Rectifiers
Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
In a message dated 2/1/01 10:45:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:
>
> Original poster: "Mike Harrison by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
> " <mike-at-whitewing.co.uk>
>
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:12:40 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> >Hi All!
> >
> >Does anyone have knowledge of/remember/ever seen large rectifier tubes
> >(~12in. high) with screw bases like a lightbulb?
> I have some pics of these :
> www-dot-netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/bigbottles.html (3rd row down, centre)
> and some in an electron microscope HV supply :
> www-dot-netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/50KVpus.html
>
>
> >I know they are rated >100
> >kV with 6.3 v / 6 amp filaments. Two are VR-17C, one is a VR-6-CFR and one
> is
> >a Machlett ML-46-E. Other than the fact that they are of great vintage
> (like
> >me) and from old X-ray machines, I can find no other data. Thought they
> might
> >make a heckacious full-wave bridge. Any help out there?
.
Yup, that's the picture of what they look like. Anybody got any operating
specs?
Matt D