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The time taken to insert the tube into the holder and hold the tube by the tip of the holder was significantly shorter with the third tube than with the second tube p 0. If the vacuum is not perfect, and we have seen that it never is, then some gas molecules remain inside the tube. Below here the general data and the guides for each section of the hb3. Supreme instruments catalogs, flyers, advertisements. This 1932 rca below manual provides all the data sheet information, of the first radio receiving tubes ever made, from about 1920 to 1932. Valve vacuum tube data sheets and application notes keith snook. How to repair antique tube radios books truly free. Vacuum tube, electron tube, thermionic valve, valve. As the frequency of operation increases and the physical size of the tube structure becomes large with respect to this frequency, the drive power requirements also will increase. Franks electron tube pages frank appears a real fanatic he must have worn out several scanners producing the thousands of pdf files listed well done. Franks electron tube pages frank appears a real fanatic he must have worn out several scanners producing the thousands of pdf files listed well done frank the national valve museum a valuable source of valve info including many good pictures to help identify valves i have made several contributions to the exhibits check it out. Franks electron tube data sheets, philips documents. These instructions dont follow every possibility with every model, but if you run through this one you will get the general idea.
Welcome to the tube data sheet locator, a popular web resource for finding data on vacuum tubes. A nuvistor is a miniature vacuum tube in a thimble sized metal case. Downloads, supreme instruments manuals, tube data, and schematics. Vacuum tubes mostly rely on thermionic emission of electrons from a hot filament or a cathode heated by the filament. Total inches of vacuum frictional tube loss plus lift if any. There is no guarantee of the accuracy of any information or files contained on these pages. Unfortunately sylvania didnt put data sheets on separate pages they run together so its hard to break up the data into individual files and index them, like the hb3 data set is. Download the zip file and extract the files to where you normally store. A sincere thanks to both bob cheney, n1dqm, and john red shaw, k1deu, who provided guidance in compiling this tube. Substitutes are given as a guide only please refer to original manufacturers data sheets to ensure that a substitute is safe and appropriate for your application. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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