<VV> EM wiring question

[Eric Lucas]

Selenium rectifiers were used to convert AC to DC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium_rectifier
 


"They were used in power supplies for electronic equipment,
and in high current battery charger applications until they were superseded by
silicon diode rectifiers in the 1970s"
 
Eric in Indiana
 
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:58:13 -0700
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> Subject: Re: <VV> EM wiring question
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> And what was the purpose of the "selenium rectifier"?