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Image: Mercury Arc Valve, Radisson Converter Station, Gillam MB

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Description: One of the English Electric mercury arc valves (a kind of rectifier) used to convert electricity from alternating current to direct current at the Manitoba Hydro Radisson Converter Station in Gillam, Manitoba. As of 2004, all of the mercury arc valves have been replaced with thyristors.
Title: Mercury Arc Valve, Radisson Converter Station, Gillam MB
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