Re: big mechanical rectifier (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:38:10 -0300
From: Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz <acmq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: big mechanical rectifier (fwd)

High Voltage list wrote:

> From: Lyonelb@xxxxxxx

> Nice machine . See also :
> The Synchronous Rotary Mechanical Bridge Rectifier at
> http://home.freeuk.net/dunckx/wireless/bridge/bridge.html

Big mechanical rectifiers were used in the power supply of old Cottrell
electrostatic filters. These are some pictures of one of these,
installed
at about 1908 at the Ford Rouge Complex.
http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq/cottrellford.jpg
Pictures by C. Kaminski

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz