[Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers

[Geoff]

The 866A went thru several revisions between 1933-41 when the last revision 
was made. The US Army switched to the 3B28 in 1943.

More trivia...the 872 and 872A had the same intro dates as their little 
cousins.

Carl
KM1H




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: "Charles Ring" <w3nu at roadrunner.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers


> I've only seen pictures of them.  The 866A has a different internal 
> structure.
>
> If you are going to run mercs, run them in something where they're
> visible, or you can at least lift a cabinet lid to see them.  I see no
> reason for running them in something like a Valiant where they're
> hidden.
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Charles Ring <w3nu at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> I've never seen a non-A 866. This includes a very old Amperex 866-A with
>> the shape of a 1920's light bulb.
>>
>> 73 de W3NU
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