Mercury Arc Rectifier

[BabyRay55]

I think Photonic has one similar to this that he'll be putting up on eBay.

[360fatcats]

will it get hot from the arc?

[RODALCO2007]

@360fatcats It heats up the pool of mercury in the vessel.

A large cooling fan underneath the vessel will cool the rectifier.

The fan is not visible on the video as the rectifier is in a locked room

[DragonFlyback256]

I could watch those roaming cathode spots all day...

[brittlemind]

I have one of these, was thinking I should get the mercury out and sell it as a sculpture

[RODALCO2007]

@brittlemind If complete try to sell complete on fleebay or donate it to a museum.

If you take the mercury out, be careful as it is poisonous, google for safe disposal of the Hg.

[HDXFH]

how does it rectify?

[RODALCO2007]

@HDXFH I put a Wikepedia link in the introduction text

[cheeseboat15]

I absolutely love these type of rectifiers.

If only I understood how they worked

[RODALCO2007]

@cheeseboat15 They are truly amazing pieces of equipment

[BarneySaysHi]

Jammer dat je niet ziet hoeveel stroom deze kan leveren.

[RODALCO2007]

@BarneySaysHi A couple of 100 Ampères. Often 2 or 3 trams running of it at the same time.

[RODALCO2007]

@BarneySaysHi Rated at 675 kW, about 1200 Ampères at 550 Volts.