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minus-squareCountVlad47 ( CountVlad47@feddit.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year 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 ( redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) BannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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