I just got the latest Hifi News magazine and, as usual, the same ridiculously expensive mains cables etc are being pimped. I usually just skim over that crap, after admiring how pretty it is, but this ...
A 4-pin plastic base, top contact, S-shaped envelope. Donor’s card reads: “Half wave mercury vapor rectifier made by the General Electric Company for the Radio Corporation of America in January 1929.
“Two halves make a whole” is a very old and often true maxim. For example, it’s almost always true when said about AC phase angle power control. You rarely want significant alternating half-cycle ...
A 4-pin plastic base with top cap, domed envelope. Stamped on base: “CBS / Made in U.S.A.” Donor’s card reads: “Half-wave mercury vapor rectifier made by CBS-Hytron. Used in the power supply of radio ...
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A classic analog application is the full-wave precision rectifier (absolute value) function. Many variations exist on this theme, each with its own supposed (often rather minor and sometimes downright ...