Trumpy—that is a very good point. Who's ever been in an equipment room with M-G sets that was "comfortable"—er, cool and quiet? I think though, that for many decades M-G sets were the most practical version of power conversion—until rugged SCRs came along.
[Mercury-arc rectifiers—like Ignitrons and Thyratrons—filled in between the two, but were a pain to keep running.]
[This message has been edited by Bjarney (edited 08-09-2003).]
