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 Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 5:13:20 PM on 1 February 2015.
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 Location: Cootamundra, NSW
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I have a philips valve battery charger, very old and working, it has 2 huge rectifier valve. If anyone is interested I could post a photo. It is called a Philips Rectifier Type No 1370. The valves are Revell R49 and L49. Are these still obtainable anywhere?


 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 5:57:39 PM on 19 February 2015.
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G'day Jim,

If you'd like photos posted you can e-mail them to me, my address can be accessed by clicking on my username.


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A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 2:11:04 PM on 7 March 2015.
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 Location: Penrith, NSW
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I would like to see pictures of the battery charger. It sounds like it might have a Mercury rectifier in it.

I can't find any information on the valve types listed.

Wayne.


 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 3:22:19 PM on 7 March 2015.
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 Location: Wangaratta, VIC
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Those are likely to be Barretters aka Ballast tubes? Iron filament in an atmosphere of Hydrogen, used as voltage / current regulators.

Marc


 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 9:35:41 PM on 8 March 2015.
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 Location: Maclean, NSW
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Sounds like the one I have, is the charger round? The barrettors are impossible to find for these.
P.S. Just checked, mine is a 1009 Philips, still looking for a regulator valve.
Peter


 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 10:32:22 PM on 8 March 2015.
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 Location: Wangaratta, VIC
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Barretter never totally died. I have had Metz flashguns that used Nickel Cadmium Batteries. These did have a bad habit at times of reversing polarity. Putting a fuse in would not be helpful charging, so a small barretter (like a grain of wheat globe) was built into the battery pack. This acted as a current limiter to prevent the transformer cooking.

I actually incorporated this into the no break that is on the fire scanner. If the battery is flattened a series globe actually limits the current and as the battery gains charge the voltage drop is lesser & the current rises. Saving the regulator, or transformer. I checked it recently & the 1998 battery is still good.

Marc


 
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