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Re: [Amps] testing 572 B tubes

To: R@me.freeserve.com, Measures <r@somis.org>,g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Amps] testing 572 B tubes
From: Peter Chadwick <g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>
Reply-to: g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:57:58 +0100 (CET)
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Rich said:
>Low emission causes gas ionization?<
The original questionner asked if maybe the tubes were soft. My suggestion was 
that if they weren't (no blue or purple glow between electrodes), low emission 
was a more likely cause of his problem.
If the tubes are low emission, then as 572Bs have a thoriated filament, it 
might be possible to rejuvenate them in the usual manner ( 150 to 200% filament 
volts for 5 minutes, 125% for an hour). Times and results vary a bit, and it 
doesn't always work. On the other hand, it can get a few more hours out of them.

73
Peter G3RZP
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