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(left) large -phase steel-tank rectifers, each supplying amps at v, english electric co., (right) working rectifier on display at the cambridge museum of technology , uk thanks to nick catford for the picture below, showing one of two mars still in service (jan ), powering a lift in belsize park, london
mechanical ac-dc conversion on some of the oldest ( + years) lines. a number of railroads in the us experimented with mercury arcs (commonly called ignitrons* here), notebly the virginian, pensylvainia, and new haven. the idea was to use commonly available hz ac power, instead of the hz that a.c. electric...
http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/mercarc.html