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minus-squareCountVlad47@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·8 months agoJust piggy backing this comment to save people a click. A mercury-arc valve is used to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). It probably got a WTF for how weird it looks and how it looks like a crystal ball when it’s working.
minus-squareredsand@lemmy.dbzer0.comBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoAre you telling me that’s a full bridge rectifier made of glass, liquid metal and plasma?🧙♂️
Just piggy backing this comment to save people a click. A mercury-arc valve is used to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). It probably got a WTF for how weird it looks and how it looks like a crystal ball when it’s working.
Are you telling me that’s a full bridge rectifier made of glass, liquid metal and plasma?🧙♂️
That shits amazing