Re: Synchronous Rotary Mechanical Bridge Rectifier

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Jon Rosenstiel by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jonr-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> I believe those rectifier bulbs were called "Tungar bulbs". As a boy I
> recall being really intrigued by the glow from the inside of a battery
> charger. I could look into the charger through the louvers and see the
> Tungar bulb. At that time I couldn't comprehend what the bulb did other
> than give the charger a nice warm glow!
> 
> Jon
> 
> Marc wrote:
> 
> > Ed, All
> > I recently was given a box of electrical goodies (my friends say that if
> > it has a cord or used electricity, marc will want it) this box included
> > a working "westinghouse "rectigon" "cell charger" that uses a rectifier
> > that they call a "bulb" (looks like a light bulb). anyway, in the goodie
> > box is a " "zenith" vibrator part #190-22v.
> > Could this be one of what you're talking about? it is very heavy.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Marc

	If I remember right, and I may not, Tungar wasa GE name and Rectigon
was a Westinghouse name for the same thing.  Hot-filament tube, with
argon fill, and carbon anode.  They came in sizes as small as I amp and
are still to be found.

Ed