![Part of my stash of goodies from the recent hamfest. [4032x3024 - 5.01MB]](https://pic8.co/sh/ggowdy.jpg){kind=link}
They're interesting devices to play with, I've made a few projects with them - mostly stuff built from scraps to test a theory.
The stock in the picture is a lot of the same kinds of tubes, mostly to keep my grandfather's old radio going and to keep the last few pieces of test equipment I have with tubes running.
They're interesting devices to play with, I've made a few projects with them - mostly stuff built from scraps to test a theory.
The stock in the picture is a lot of the same kinds of tubes, mostly to keep my grandfather's old radio going and to keep the last few pieces of test equipment I have with tubes running.
Please forgive my keyboard tarding. That was supposed to say, "hat", not, "hate."
Please forgive my keyboard tarding. That was supposed to say, "hat", not, "hate."
You're fine, I understood what you meant.
Then again, tubes can be both forgiving and hateful at the same time, seeing as how they can operate on voltages approaching 400V.
You're fine, I understood what you meant.
Then again, tubes can be both forgiving and hateful at the same time, seeing as how they can operate on voltages approaching 400V.
So do all tubes have heating elements?
Edit: Otherwise, why would one require such voltage?
So do all tubes have heating elements?
Edit: Otherwise, why would one require such voltage?
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