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Re: Big Triode Tubes



Tesla List wrote:
> 
> > Subject: Big Triode Tubes
> 
> >From gowin-at-epic-1.nwscc.sea06.navy.milFri Aug 30 21:51:38 1996
> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:17:55 -0500
> From: Dan Gowin <gowin-at-epic-1.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Big Triode Tubes
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> >
> > >From richard.quick-at-slug-dot-orgThu Aug 29 22:51:25 1996
> > Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 01:16:00 GMT
> > From: Richard Quick <richard.quick-at-slug-dot-org>
> > To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Big Triode Tubes
> >


Big snip,

After speaking with an induction heating
> > engineer I am convinced that these type tubes are all but perfect
> > for high powered tube Tesla coils.
> >
> > Try sending for a catalog from: Vacuum Tube Industries, Inc.
> > 506 North Warren Avenue, P.O. Box 2009, Brockton, MA.  02405  USA
> > tel: 508-584-4500  tel: 800-528-5014  fax: 508-584-0096
> >
> > They specialize in new and rebuilt 450 KC power tubes for
> > commercial RF induction heaters and carry a full line of new and
> > used plate & filament transformers, cooling loops, control
> > systems, etc.. These people have been very nice to me on the
> > phone and have a super catalog with many "one-off" rebuilt power
> > tubes that can be picked up cheaply.
> >
> > my 2 cents
> >
> > Richard Quick
> >
> > ... If all else fails... Throw another megavolt across it!
> > ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
> 
> Richard,
>         I was thinking about buying a Svetlana 4CX1600B High Performance
> Tetrode. Its a ceramic/Metal Tetrode that can disipate up to 1600
> Watts. This tetrode is is used in high gain grid-driven RF amplifiers.
> I need to get Abode Acrobat to read the spec. sheet for particulars
> though. The Devil is in the details.
> 
>         I'll also get that catalog from Vacuum Tube Industries.
>         Any comments are always welcome.
> 
> Large round red HV caps. Burn baby burn.
> D. Gowin

D.

I have seen that John Freau (tube coil guy) has acquired a pair of 
ceramic Eimac Tetrodes in the 4CX25,000 class.  The problem is the 
filament power at several hundred amps!!  Gotta wind your own Xfrmer!

Richard Hull, TCBOR