[Amps] condition 4-1000A tubes?

[Alek Petkovic]

And you conditioned your tube the correct way. I was under the 
impression that the ONLY way to getter that type of tube is to get 
the anode hot. Think I've read that here a number of times.

Simply running the filaments does not get the anode hot so nothing is 
achieved by doing it. Ya gotta hit it with the full steam.

73, Alek
VK6APK


At 05:20 AM 24/01/2010, k8mlm at aol.com wrote:
>Sure was a well spent dollar.  My 4-1000 beast is my favorite to  operate.
>
>Bob
>K8MLM
>
>
>In a message dated 1/23/2010 2:32:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>mausoptik at btinternet.com writes:
>
>Lol!  I bet that's the best dollar you ever spent,  Bob!
>
>Dave G0OIL
>
>--- On Sat, 23/1/10, k8mlm at aol.com  <k8mlm at aol.com> wrote:
>
>From: k8mlm at aol.com  <k8mlm at aol.com>
>Subject: Re: [Amps] condition 4-1000A tubes?
>To:  DHomerick at neo.rr.com, amps at contesting.com
>Date: Saturday, 23 January, 2010,  14:17
>
>Happy New Year Dennis,
>
>I just plug mine in and let it  rip.  That is one rugged tube.   When I
>first build my  4-1000 just for kicks I plugged in a 4-1000 I picked up at
>a
>HAMFEST  for $1.  It looked real bad and my intent was only to use it for
>working out the spacing, etc.  Well the filaments lit up with power,  it
>didn't
>arc with high voltage (5500 volts) and it put out over  1KW.  It's  been
>almost 20 years and the tube is still going  strong.
>
>Bob
>K8MLM
>
>
>In a message dated 1/22/2010 4:41:12  P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>DHomerick at neo.rr.com  writes:
>
>Can  someone point out a good source of information on how  to properly
>condition a  4-1000A tube that has been on shelf for a  very long  time.
>
>Thanks
>
>Dennis,   w8nw
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