2010/1/28 Neville Michie <[email protected]>:
> And no-one ever invented complimentary N channel and P channel valves
> (tubes).

True but they did come up with a lot of designs involving multiple
grids etc which allowed a single valve to perform more complex
functions. Remember the old magic-eye indicators, triodes and pentodes
in the same envelope, mixers, etc.

> And they had a service life of 5000 hours and they stoppd working properly.

And they were easy to fault-find, and replacement was a breeze.

I'm too far off topic now, sorry to hi-jack the thread.

Steve
-- 
Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD
A man with one clock knows what time it is;
A man with two clocks is never quite sure.

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