[Amps] monitoring tube seal temps

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:26:01 -0400, "Larry" <n1miw at cox.net> wrote:

> I've been following the RTTY vs. tube seal temp thread with interest. It
>was mentioned that you can use the crayon to monitor the seals, but those
>are one-time use. What about a circuit such as the one used in the hand-held
>temperature guns (IR, I believe?). Are there available components out there
>where we could make our own small-scale circuit to monitor the tube temps?
>Personally, I've only seen electronic temp sensors which work up to around
>150 deg C. What do you think?  Larry N1MIW

REPLY:

Excellent idea, if the components are available. I have used a temperature gun
directly and it works great, if one can access the seals while the amp is
operating. RF makes it go nuts, so you have to power off and take the
measurement immediately, but it does the job.

73, Bill W6WRT