Re: Big Triode Tubes

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• Subject: Re: Big Triode Tubes
• From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
• Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 03:40:00 GMT

>From: Dan Gowin <gowin-at-epic-1.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Big Triode Tubes
>

>> Dan,
>>         How about a "blown" neon for the filament supply? 7.5V -at- 65A
>> is 12 turns of #4 on 1 half of my dead jefferson 15kV 60mA neon.
>> Winding the other side with the same number of turns will give you
>> 7.5V -at- 130A. You could also put half as many turns on each side and
>> then put them in series to put the center tap to ground.
>> 
>>         jim
>Jim,
>	Good Idea. I have a coiler friend that just blew his neon
>sign transformer with the same specs. I'll see if I can talk it out
>of him. 
>
They are inherently current limited which will negate the effects of
tungsten's 10:1 resistance change. It also makes up for the pain in
the carpel;) of depotting them.

	jim
	Hit my wrist whilst depotting one;)

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