Rectifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STACK/SELENIUM
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0210.001
- MANUFACTURER
- VICKERS ELECTRIC DIV.
- MODEL
- B1JDW1CR
- LOCATION
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.0 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- 20.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Electricity & electronics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- VICKERS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Missouri
- City
- St. Louis
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1950'S
- Canada
-
PROBABLY USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO RECTIFY AC TO DC. - Technical
-
THE SELENIUM RECTIFIER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SOLID STATE DEVICES TO REPLACE VACUUM TUBES IN POWER SUPPLIES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DECAL READS: 'VICKERS ELECTRIC DIVISION/ ST. LOUIS, MO., U.S.A. [LOGO]'/ PAINTED ON SIDE: 'B1JDW1CR/ CDL'/ STICKER: '10'/ HANDWRITTEN: '40v/ 10 amp'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED KHAKI BROWN
- Decoration
- N/A
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VICKERS ELECTRIC DIV., Rectifier, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1989.0210, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0210.001/
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