[Amps] "Tubes 201" - How Vacuum Tubes Really Work

[Will Matney]

Tom, are you saying Terman was lying in the 1st edition of his handbook? I don't need to re-write anything, I have it here in print. I have a question, how can an element being bombarded by or gaining electrons be positive (over 0 V, +0.1 volt DC or greater)? Is Termans satements about equilibrium hog wash?

Best,

Will

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On 7/24/06 at 9:23 PM Tom W8JI wrote:

>>>Will wrote:
>> That's slightly re-worded from my edition as he never 
>> mentions positive.
>
>I have a later edition. Later editions almost always have 
>improvements.
>
>> However, what he's meaning about positive, and he aludes 
>> to this in other parts of the chapter, is really the grid 
>> being less negative or more positive as compared to 
>> another element, so it will accept electrons.
>
>You should rewrite his text then if you know what he meant 
>to say.
>
>73 Tom
>
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