Rectifier bulb
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY ARC/PINCH IGNITION
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0276.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HEWITTIC ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS BULB; SYNTHETIC CONNECTIONS; LIQUID MERCURY/ CLOTH STRAP; WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE AND PAPER LABELS; METAL SCREW
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 117.0 cm
- Width
- 106.0 cm
- Height
- 152.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Regulation & transformation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HEWITTIC
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF A MERCURY ARC RECTIFIER THAT WAS USED IN SUBSTATIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA FROM THE 1920'S TO THE MID 1960'S. - Function
-
USED TO CONVERT A.C. POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO THE CORRECT D.C. OUTPUT BY PREVENTING THE A.C. CURRENT FROM REVERSING ITS DIRECTION. - Technical
-
THE MERCURY ARC RECTIFYING BULB WAS MORE RELIABLE & EASIER TO MAINTAIN THAN MECHANICAL RECTIFIERS. IT WAS ALSO EASIER TO OPERATE. THE BULB TECHNOLOGY WAS REPLACED BY THESILICON RECTIFIER IN THE 1960'S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON GLASS 'Type 500cs/ 5083'/ PAPER LABELS ON CASE: 'HEWITTIC/ RECTIFIER/ BULB [2]'/ '[?]ARE/ THE HACKBRIDGE & HEWITTIC ELECTRIC/ COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED/ 103 ELMSLIE ST. VILLE LASALLE/ MONTREAL 32, CANADA' 'GLASS' 'KEEP THIS END UP'/ STENCILLING IN ENGLAND' 'NO. 15' 'H.E.C./ R.661559' 'VANCOUVER' 'OPEN UNSCREW HERE' 'FRAGILE'
- Missing
- none
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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HEWITTIC ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Rectifier bulb, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1993.0276, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0276.001/
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