[Amps] AL-1200 Questions

[Steve Thompson]

On Tuesday 25 November 2003 16:03, R. Measures wrote:
> >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.
> >> >
> >> >_________________________________________________________
> >> >
> >> >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.
>
> **  When I see gold meltballs through a  microscope, I see no barium
> oxide or strontium oxide.
I'd be surprised if it was there in large enough lumps to see.

Do you see the effect once the balls are out of the tube?

Steve