Re: Metallic salts on vttc breakout point...

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Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi John,

Wow, I have never heard that! Thanks for that bit of
info ;^) Now that you mention it, it does seem that that
my 833A VTTC runs better when the plate redness is
"spread out".

David Rieben


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Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: Metallic salts on vttc breakout point...


> Original poster: FutureT@xxxxxxx
>
> In a message dated 2/12/07 9:18:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> >To make
> >the really long sparks I still have to plug the 833A
> >back in, but for efficiency, having the 813 in the
> >system seems superior.
> >
> >-Brett
>
>
> Brett,
>
> By the way, something I forgot to mention but you may
> have seen the effect anyway.... is that if the 833A coil is
> reasonably well tuned and adjusted, the redness of
> the plate will be spread out over much of the plate area.
> But if the coil is poorly tuned or adjusted, the redness
> will seem more concentrated at the center of the plate.
> This is a good way to judge how things are progressing
> when tuning up a new coil (along with spark length and
> power draw of course).
>
> When I get a chance, I plan to put some photos of other
> tubes at my website too.  Tubes such as the 845, EV-20,
> 304TL, 304TH, 5868, 812A, etc.  Maybe some hydrogen
> thyratrons too.
>
> John
>