[Amps] AL-1200 Questions

[Steve Thompson]

On Monday 24 November 2003 17:42, R.Measures wrote:
> >On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 05:13:21 -0800, R.Measures <r at somis.org> wrote:
> >>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,
My knowledge of atomic physics is limited, but it strikes me as much more 
likely that some of the gold balls have cathode material on them.

Steve