selenium HV rectifier

[ctc17]

I bet it will be way more efficient and may even cause some weird interference. I have the guts out of several microwave ovens and they use that diode. I guess I could try it too.

[DaveWM]

if you do let me know how it works out. I was doing some reading on Se diodes, seems age be a problem, even if you find a NOS Se.

[peverett]

I restored some small GE solid state sets from the mid 1960s that used selenium HV rectifiers. The originals were bad, but I was able to get NOS ones from Moyers. They seem to work fine.

[DaveWM]

yea I come across them now and then. Just wondering if a modern would make a difference. My guess is the voltage may be too high.