[Amps] AL-1200 Questions

[R.Measures]

>On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 05:13:21 -0800, R.Measures <r at somis.org> wrote:
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>>If the I-leakage is more with 
>>positive polarity than negative polarity, the leakage involves gold 
>>particles.
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>Can you explain the mechanism for this?  I'm curious how gold
>particles could create a quasi-rectifier.

**  Gold-evaporation only happens during a VHF or UHF  oscillation in 
tubes with a gold-plated grid.   3cx1200... does not have a gold-plated 
grid, but in my opinion it can oscillate.  .
--  Joe Funderberg, W6IHA,  said he discoved this phenomenon by 
experimentation,  My guess is that the electrons in the outer shell of 
gold atoms are repelled by a negative charge and attracted by a positive 
charge,  
>--
cheerz, Bill