Modern Electronics (was Re: List charter mods & headcount... ; -))

From: Kevin Handy <kth_at_srv.net>
Date: Mon Jun 21 15:12:32 2004

Geoffrey Thomas wrote:

>>This is more of what I'm getting at. Does it matter that some knowledge
>>is lost as generations go on? Are we ever going to need to go back to
>>tubes to design electronic circuits?
>>
>>
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>There was an idea some time back that if we ever get to the moon that we
>could be using "open-air" valves (tubes) in the vacuum there for high
>powered devices - with the benefit that goes with the better radiation
>resistance that goes with valve technology.It would be quite cool to watch a
>tv picture on an open CRT methinks.But don't walk between the plates.
>Keep those old Mullard/Thorn/EMI books - GE in the states?
>
>
I think you would have problems with cross-talk between the
open tubes, unless you limited your design to a single tube,
or had large spaces between the tubes.

The glass does more than just hold the vacuum, it is also an
insulator.
Received on Mon Jun 21 2004 - 15:12:32 BST