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m (Corrected "bulb" to "lamp." Deleted "xenon" since rectifiers are also used for carbon arc.)
 
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[[File:Rectifiers.jpg|right|thumb|300px|External rectifiers mounted on a wall.]]
[[File:Rectifiers.jpg|right|thumb|300px|External rectifiers mounted on a wall.]]


'''Rectifiers''' convert alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC). They are used to power xenon projector bulbs.
'''Rectifiers''' convert alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC). They are used to power projector lamps.


Some [[lamphouses]] have rectifiers built in. Others require an external rectifier.
Some [[lamphouses]] have rectifiers built in. Others require an external rectifier.

Latest revision as of 18:16, 10 April 2020

External rectifiers mounted on a wall.

Rectifiers convert alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC). They are used to power projector lamps.

Some lamphouses have rectifiers built in. Others require an external rectifier.