20 Jun
2002
20 Jun
'02
5:09 a.m.
From: "Rick Bensene"
<rickb(a)bensene.com>
This could be a mercury delay line. Remington Rand did use mercury
delay lines in
some of their early computers.
Hi Rich
A mercury line would have a hose with mercury
in it ( or metal tubing ) and tranducers at each end.
I've seen several of these and this is not one.
I suspect that it is some kind of lamp or heater.
For what, I don't know.
Dwight
20 Jun
20 Jun
5:15 a.m.
The thin metal tube inside the glass envelope could contain a column of
mercury. Transducers could be the elements at each end of the thin
metal tube.
My only concern is that the connections at the end of the tube (there's
not enough detail to tell) may not have enough connections to provide
that needed for the transducers.
Rick
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Subject: RE: Acoustic delay line??
From: "Rick Bensene"
<rickb(a)bensene.com>
This could be a mercury delay line. Remington Rand did use mercury
delay lines in some of their early computers.
Hi Rich
A mercury line would have a hose with mercury
in it ( or metal tubing ) and tranducers at each end.
I've seen several of these and this is not one.
I suspect that it is some kind of lamp or heater.
For what, I don't know.
Dwight
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