[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] Mercury Rectifiers

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Yes I did. Sorry I wasn't more clear about that. It's one of those
assumptions made after decades of experience, figuring others must posses
the same knowledge. Clearly not a good assumption to make in matters of HV!

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Jim Wiley <jwiley at alaska.net> wrote:

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> He means filaments only - no plate voltage.  30 minutes or so should  do
> the trick.
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> - Jim, KL7CC
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> Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
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>  Hi,
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> 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?
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> If so, is there a fix?
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>  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.
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