[Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Charles Ring <w3nu at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> I've never seen a non-A 866.
>

You mean the 866? I've got a few here, as Carl said they are shaped like
the old globe type 80 rectifiers. The top cap has a thick insulator, too.

As many have said, the 3B28 is tough to beat for a drop in replacement in
keeping with the original vacuum tube design. I use those and 4B32
replacements for the 872A, exclusively. Flash-over issues disappeared
completely. They make a nice purple glow instead of blue, and that's fine
by me. Can't see them in any of my transmitters anyhow.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4