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What is the power rating of a GE Model 4JA7011FX182?

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I recently attended a yard sale being held by the Mason NH Conservation Commission. They were selling the contents of the home/workshop of Mason resident and inventor Bronson Potter. Bronson died in 2004. Bronson was a bit of an eccentric and was quite well known for various "stunts" including flying a plane under the Greenville NH Train trestle. As expected there was quite a selection of unusual items. I picked up a solar panel which unfortunately seems to be defective, a fire extinquisher (which hopefully is not defective) and a pair of what appear to be high power rectifier stacks. I thought it would be a trivial matter to look up the rating of the rectifiers on the web but thus far I have been unsuccessful. The Rectifier stack is marked as model 4JA7011FX182 and the diode is marked GE A74FX197 . I assuming that it is a high current device because of the presence of a large heat sink. I don't know why I purchased this stuff. I already have my own collection that my p