I think the replacement tube is around $20K.
I'm disappointment in a sense that I can't keep it running and use it everyday,
and it's dead when the time comes. I'm not disappointment about my purchase.
I found a working unit at a price I can afford.
Yes, I know about the Nobel prices and
Bob, are there any URLs you can point to, or provide advice on, if
inspecting a Cesium for sale, is there an hour counter, or other metrics
that can be measured in the tube department ? (I am familiar with TWTs,
Klystrons etc so the HV doesnt bother me) in order to ascertain the
level of life
Hi
Based on several replacements on a “high performance” 5071 …. 6 to 7 years of
24/7/365 seems to
be about the point things start to get flakey. Maybe not dead, but crazy enough
that it lets you know
it needs a new tube ( = ADEV is not even close to what it should be ..).
Cost several years
I'm pretty sure you can still buy a new Cs tube for a hp 5071A. But the
price is several tens of thousands. I've not found anyone selling
replacement tubes for all the older Cs standards. Treat it like a
ballpoint pen. It will end some day and you can't refill it. Worse, you
can't really tell
