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Re: [Amps] Pre-heating of tubes

To: Amplificadores Lineales <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pre-heating of tubes
From: GGLL <nagato@arnet.com.ar>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:49:24 -0300
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Ian White GM3SEK escribió:

> 
> It also explains why transmitting tubes generally need to be pre-heated 
> after a long period out of use. The process of slow diffusion to the 
> surface of the materials means that gas will probably have accumulated, 
> and the getter needs some time at a high temperature in order to do its 
> job.

        Very clear explanation, Ian, thank you very much. I want to ask 
something about.
        This pre-heating process (in, for example, NOS tubes or those used in 
good 
condition but long time stored ones) must also be done by making the anode 
orange hot in high power tubes (those with "gettered" anodes) or it's just 
enough to run them with filament on for many hours?.


Best regards
Guillermo - LU8EYW.

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