[Boatanchors] Type 83 tube as a rectifier

[B Riches]

The 83 is a mecury vapor rectifier and will glow blue when in operation.

73,

Bill Riches   WA2DVU
Cape May, NJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: William L Howard 
To: boatanchors at qth.net 
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Type 83 tube as a rectifier


I have been trying to get a WW II Battery charger to operate. One
circuit used a Tungar bulb and the other used a Type 83 rectifier tube.
When I applied power, I get several blue flashes in the Type 83 tube. Is
this normal for a Type 83? The tube still lights up so the filament is
OK.

TIA,

Bill Howard

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