Re: Looking for a HV Vaccum Tube Triode

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

New guy,

As I recall, color TVs have a triode shunt voltage regulator tube that
should do the trick for you.  At least the ones 20 or so years ago had them.
They will handle 15KV easily - probably closer to 25KV for the bigger CRTs.
--Steve Young
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Subject: Looking for a HV Vaccum Tube Triode


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<CoolCorals-at-aol-dot-com>
>
> Hello,  I am sort of new to your list.  I have been watching and learning
> from your sites and emails.  Hopefully I will have all of the things I
need
> to build my first TC soon.  Anyway,  I have a sort of off the subject
> question for you guys.  You seem to know where to get just about anything
> High Voltage, so here goes.
>      I am in need of a Vacuum Tube Triode capable of handling 15KV -at- 30ma
of
> pure DC.  I would like to switch, or modulate this with the lowest
possible
> grid voltage.  Does anyone know of how to get ahold of one of these, or
what
> can be used to replace this nowadays?  Transistor etc?
>      I would greatly appreciate any advice you can offer.
>      Thanks, The new guy
>
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