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In Reply to: RE: Tung-Sol 12AX7 - Copper getter posted by Tre' on July 27, 2021 at 07:27:35
Ok....getter holder.Silver - getter flash.
Your interest may vary but the results are the same (Byrd 2020)
I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)
Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)
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Thank you.
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
Someday I'll run across, again, an article in a 1940s "Electronics" magazine that explains the why, how, when of the tube getter. Very informative.
If I find it in my hard copy, I can provide a link the the magazine issue online.
Your interest may vary but the results are the same (Byrd 2020)
I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)
Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)
I'd like to read an article about how tube manufacturers make this particular decision. I have a number of 9-pin minis with no getter flash at all. They seem to work OK, but it bothers me.
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Getter IMPROVES the vacuum of the tube. It's that simple.
IF they could get a sufficientyly high vacuum before sealing? I don't think they'd need a getter.
But OTOH? The matierials used in the constructin do what's called 'outgas' which in vacuum terms is the emission of reactable gasses into the vacuum
And because the restricted shape of a tube does not 'pump down' as well as a large, open volume, it is difficult to get a tube TO a respectible vacuum.
Viscous flow resembles the flow of water. Knudeson flow is more......randomized....and Molecular flow is when air molecules strike the 'walls' more often then interacting with other gas molecules.
The last is where getters come in. A reactive atom bounces around the interior of the tube and is TRAPPED in a reaction with the getter.
I've worked on vacuum systems which took HOURS to reach ultimate pressure....This after being heated......pumped THAN cooled. At the TOP of what was called the Pumping Stack, there was a Cold Trap consisting of a thimble filled with liquid nitrogen. Many Volitiles 'stuck' to that and improved vacuum level and purity.
Too much is never enough
Any chance that they have pill getters?
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
You're probably right. It doesn't make sense that they wouldn't have any getter at all. One type I'm thinking of is the clear top 5755, but there are others. I'll try to remember to take a second look next time I'm digging around in that part of the stash.
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I was wrong. It might be the first time.It's in the 1950 issue.
Getter Materials for Electron Tubes
Electronics - October 1950
Starts at page 80.Link to master page below.
Your interest may vary but the results are the same (Byrd 2020)
I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)
Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)
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Gettering appears to be a complex topic. Like many processes, there are multiple layers of technology just under the surface.
Wasn't aware of that archive. It's kinda sad, a reminder of past accomplishments and leadership, now mostly gone.
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