[Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers

[Jim Wiley]

He means filaments only - no plate voltage.  30 minutes or so should  do 
the trick.


- Jim, KL7CC



Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there an issue with Mercury pooling in rectifiers, like the 866, in
>> long term storage that would cause them to blow over more easily?
>>
>> If so, is there a fix?
>>
>>     
>
> AFAIK John, you simply need to run the rectifiers at temperature for 10-15
> minutes (a half hour is even better) to re-vaporize the mercury. I've also
> seen guys roll the tube around to spread the mercury into a thinner surface
> coating to speed things up. Not sure if that's required.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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