Mercury Arc Rectifier
1920s to 1990s
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Mercury Arc Rectifiers were used to convert Alternating Current (AC) power to Direct Current (DC) power. They were used by Edmonton Power starting in the 1920s until they were phased out in the 1990s.
Mercury Arc Rectifiers were used mainly to provide DC power for Edmonton's street cars and trolley buses.
Note: the photo of the bulbs on the right was taken at Fort Edmonton Park 2012-09-13 at 5:36 PM
The rectifiers at Fort Edmonton last ran in Oct of 2012
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Author: ephf
Edmonton Power Historical Foundation is a non-profit society dedicated to preserving the history of electric power in the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta, for the education and entertainment of current and future generations.
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