[BC] BC1H rectifiers for Paul

[Thomas G. Osenkowsky]

> 2x4 spacer ?
> Old School Problem Solver

True, however, the bottom aluminum plate
also serves as a heat sink. A mica sheet or
other heat conductive electrical insulator
would have to be used. In the case of the
Vanguard, one which could insulate the
full plate voltage.

Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE

> > If these are the rectangular black diode modules
> > with an aluminum mounting plate and two screws
> > on the ends for mounting, they short to ground,
> > not cathode to anode. This was the usual failure
> > mode in the Vanguard II. In this case, these were
> > the plate rectifiers. There was a factory mod to
> > use eight modules instead of four but this did not
> > solve the short to ground issue.