Re: VTTC Tubes

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Original poster: "marc metlicka by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>

Hello Winston,
Here is a link that was given to me when i had the same idea as you, to
build a sturdy, "big" graphite plated, triode for vttc use.
http://antiqueradios-dot-com/features/vacuum.shtml

Also see:
http://www.tiac-dot-net/users/shansen/belljar/

http://www.4p8-dot-com/eric.brasseur/intvac.html

Good luck and take care.
Marc M.

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Marry Krutsch by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <u236-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> 
> Hi All!
> 
>         A stupid question, but I'll ask anyway.
> 
>         Has anyone here tried to make their own high power triodes?
Since real
> transmitting triodes (833a's, etc) are very expensive, might making
> tubes be a viable option for some?
> 
>         I was thinking of building a VTTC at some point, and if I'm going to
> build the coil from scratch, why don't I build the tube(s) as well?  The
> main problem would be pulling a good vacuum inside the tube without a
> vaccum pump, but I have some ideas (Uh-Oh :-)).
> 
> Just Wondering,
> Winston