Mercury Arc Rectifier

1920s to 1990s

by ephf

Saturday, March 05, 2016

View a Video of an Operating Rectifier

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 the bulbs on the right were taken at Fort Edmonton Park 2012-09-13 at 5:36 PM

they last ran in Oct of 2012

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Edmonton Power Historical Foundation

Hours of operation 2020

The museum will be open May 23 (LWAS Spring Tractor Pull), July 18 & 19 (30th Annual LWAS Exposition featuring John Deere), and Sept 12, 2020 (LWAS Fall Harvest and Tractor Pull).

The Leduc Country Lights are back November 28 to Dec 31, 2020, however the EPHF museum will be closed during this event.

We are also open to groups by appointment.

If you wish to arrange a tour please contact us via our contact form or at the postal mailing address.

We are located on the grounds of the Leduc West Antique Museum. Travel 5 miles west of Leduc on Highway 39. Go north on Range Road 260 (Cohne Dale Road) for about a mile and the museum will be on your right.

Mercury Arc Rectifier

Mercury Arc Rectifier

1920s to 1990s

View a Video of an Operating Rectifier

Edmonton Power Historical Foundation

Hours of operation 2020

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