[time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 184, Issue 13

[Bob kb8tq]

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 <dan at irtelemetrics.com> 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, time-nuts-request at lists.febo.com wrote:
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 17:25:55 -0500
>> From: paul swed<paulswedb at gmail.com>
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> 	<time-nuts at lists.febo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Dead 5061B
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>> 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
> 
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