On 3/26/2009 7:01 AM Smitty Two spake thus:

Please tell me whether this is an inverter or a bridge rectifier, if you
recognize it out of circuit context.

http://members.cox.net/prestwich/51.jpg

So this far down in the thread we know by now that it's a selenium
bridge rectifier.

Question is, why can't he just replace it with a silicon bridge
rectifier? Someone pointed out that Si has less voltage drop, but would
that really be an issue? (Of course, it might help to know *something*
about the equipment surrounding this component ...)


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Made With Pears: Pretty good chance that pears will be detectable in
the product.
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