[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

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