In Reply to: RE: Q: When is Full-Wave not Full-Wave? posted by FenderLover on October 16, 2016 at 00:34:03:
The 5R4GYB could handle powers up to a few hundred watts. Mercury vapor rectifiers like the 866 were used up to 1KW or so. Above that, commercial broadcast transmitters used larger mercury vapor tubes or high-vacuum rectifiers. The 8008 MV rectifier is rated at 10KV inverse peak and 5A peak current. The 8020 vacuum rectifier is rated at 40KV inverse and 750 mA peak. I'm thinking a couple of those would work well in my next line stage. :)
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