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ounce1966 · 31st Jan 2019, 8:30 pm

Thanks for all your replies. It's only been in the loft a few days, I was only given it on Tuesday. I haven't done a click test as such, but while I was driving home with it wrapped up in the foot well, occasionally I heard some clicking sounds, a bit like the glass cracking. Since I can't find any cracks I'm going to assume that the impromptu click test was ok!

Lucien - your first post was great, but I'm afraid you've wildly overestimated my knowledge and understanding of things electrical! What I really need is something like
a. Get this and that
b. Connect this to here
c. Connect that to here
d. Switch on
Maybe your correspondent will be able to help!

I really do appeaciate all responding to the newbie. Thanks, I'll be reading some more before deciding what to do.

31st Jan 2019, 8:30 pm	#7
ounce1966 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 5	Re: Mercury Arc Rectifier - How... Thanks for all your replies. It's only been in the loft a few days, I was only given it on Tuesday. I haven't done a click test as such, but while I was driving home with it wrapped up in the foot well, occasionally I heard some clicking sounds, a bit like the glass cracking. Since I can't find any cracks I'm going to assume that the impromptu click test was ok! Lucien - your first post was great, but I'm afraid you've wildly overestimated my knowledge and understanding of things electrical! What I really need is something like a. Get this and that b. Connect this to here c. Connect that to here d. Switch on Maybe your correspondent will be able to help! I really do appeaciate all responding to the newbie. Thanks, I'll be reading some more before deciding what to do.