Hi For less than the price of a brand new tube, you can take it over and get it run through a 3D X-Ray setup. Not cheap, but then you will *know* what’s what in this specific tube. Last time I got into doing that sort of thing it was way more expensive than what I would spend in this case.
Bob > On Nov 11, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Dan Kemppainen <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, > > If I'm interpreting the pictures correctly, It appears the hot wire ionizer > wire is spring loaded. It would probably take a significant impact to spring > that back enough for the wire to weld back with any sort of discharge. > > It may be possible, but most likely not very easy to do. Although these > pictures give an indication of what direction one would have to try hit it... > > Dan > > > On 11/9/2019 12:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Message: 7 >> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 17:25:55 -0500 >> From: paul swed<[email protected]> >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Dead 5061B >> Message-ID: >> <cad2jfahdf1ntjue3313+qmkhdrx2jy0bgfvb87q0nq8os1c...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >> Hello to the group. >> A few years back Skip took apart a 5061 CS tube. Took the best pictures >> with detail that has ever been posted. I really learned about the internal >> details from his effort. >> Tom kindly found the links re-posted here. >> http://lists.febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts_lists.febo.com/2016-October/083806.html >> The entire thread is interesting: >> http://lists.febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts_lists.febo.com/2016-October/date.html#end >> In a off thread email we discussed the possibility of reattaching the >> ionizer. Please look at the ionizer picture and you will see why that will >> not work. Unlike a classic light bulb with tight coils of filament and >> droop for expansion and contraction the ionizer is a straight tight ribbon. >> When it pops material gets vaporized or simply falls away. There is no >> material to by chance reattach. >> Granted there is nothing to lose by tinkering around its dead and in >> reality thats what a Time-nut does. >> The very best of luck to you Jim and though your CS may be dead its been >> great to read others help and guidance. >> Regards >> Paul >> WB8TSL > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
