[Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers

[Geoff]

Yep, I have a pair of both from a parted out BC-1T that I took the PS and 
mod iron and a few other parts.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheldon Daitch" <sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov>
To: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <boatanchors at puck.nether.net>; 
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 5:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers


> Ah, yep.  Wilkinson was one company making rectifier stacks
> to replace the 866A and 8008 mercury vapor rectifiers popular
> in the Gates 1kW tube transmitters.
>
> We'd have problems with winter morning sign ons with the
> tubes, and cured some of that by leaving the rectifier filaments
> on over night.  Decided to replace the tubes with the rectifier
> stacks and only had to change out a diode every now and then.
>
> 73
> Sheldon
> WA4MZZ
>
> On 4/23/2012 10:21 PM, Geoff wrote:
>> And when all else fails use the 1N2637 plug in direct replacement. I 
>> refuse
>> to use those tubes.
>>
>> The 3B28 is OK but I found several NOS diodes for cheap when I picked up
>> the1KW Gates iron at a defunct AM station
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>>
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