I have a brochure from a British valve maker saying that once they solved the 
interface resistance problem for computer valves they used the same cathodes in 
all the valves.
I think that all the old era triodes and double-triodes are ok. I wonder if the 
current Chinese valves are.

John K
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  From: Tidak Ada 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:12 PM
  Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Re: MTX-90 in counting circuit?


  Problem with thermionic tubes are the vulnerability to a kind of cathode 
poisoning due to lack of current in 'zero time' and the high power consumption.

  Best should be 'computer grade tubes' like E90CC and E92CC They have 
specially coated cathodes

  eric

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  Sent: donderdag 31 januari 2013 6:38
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: MTX-90 in counting circuit?


  On Thursday, January 31, 2013 1:30:50 PM UTC+10:30, threeneurons wrote:

    Unfortunately, the only trigger that has the proper signal levels to 
commutate a dekatron properly is the Ericsson GTE175M...


  Ah, that's a shame - on the basis that the XD18 is to be had plentifully, and 
at a sensible price.


  Wonder if it's possible to replace a thermionic triode with a transistor of 
some description - rather than going the microcontroller route, which I still 
think seems to be a bit of an overkill, and not really in keeping with the 
aesthetic I'm looking for.


  20V in, 60V down - just an inverter with a gain of 3, isn't it?


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