Mercury Arc Rectifiers
This Mercury Arc Rectifier was the battery charger for E.W. Rice's 1903 Baker Electric Car which had original Edison Batteries before it was restored in 2010 with lead-acid batteries.See the video of this device below:
A General Electric Arc Rectifier: Circuit breaker, ammeter,voltmeter, rectifier shaker, anode switch, line switch, fuse, dial switch, Reactance, Regulating Compensator, Rectifier Tube.
A nickel iron battery from 1934 used in a Detroit Electric Car, learn more about batteries, click here.
Sources:
Hawkins Electrical Guide #5 2nd Addition 1917
Steve Normandin
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