Topic summary
Mercury arc rectifier
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mercury-arc valve.
Further reading
- ABB page on the history of high voltage direct current transmission
- The Tube Collector Virtual Museum. Description of mercury arc rectifiers and further links, including photographs
- 1903 illustrated article – A Great Electrical Discovery
- Testing The 50 Year Old Mercury Arc Rectifier — video with circuit diagrams, closeup views, explanation of operation