[AMPS] graphite anodes

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> From:          Peter Chadwick <Peter.Chadwick@gpsemi.com>
> Subject:       [AMPS] graphite anodes
> Date:          Fri, 12 Sep 97 11:02:33 +0000

> Tom, you say

> Has anyone done a 3-500Z with a tantalum anode that absorbs gas as it
> gets hotter?

Hi Peter,

Eimac used to do that, now Triton is.

They use some tantalum and zirconium (that's the dull gray coating 
on the anode). That's why the anode has to run at the point of 
color to getter properly.

73, Tom W8JI

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