by George Schmermund » Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:09 pm
Based on the assessments of Mr. Geek and Mr. Burnedfingers, It would seem that my best course of action right now would be to just start the folly and get it over with. Since I'm a veteran at reinventing wheels (lots of them), I think I'll jump right in!
I don't have any #45 tubes to play with so I'll use what I have in the junk box. Good fortune has bestowed upon me a box of #26 tubes from a recent eBay indiscretion. They're quite anemic by their nature, but they appear have good bones for starting my Frankenstein experiments. I'll make an assumption that the short coming of the #26 compared to the #45 (as recommended by Mr. Burnedfingers) is mostly in the power that can be pumped into the filament and not the ability of the anode to safely dissipate 1 or 2 Watts.
Based upon this off the wall assumption, I'll give one of the #26's a lobotomy and transplant a steroid enhanced filament of the thoriated tungsten variety deep into its innards. I never did like the coated filaments, anyway.
I'll do a sort of photo essay as things progress. Prepare for the shock of things to come!
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George Schmermund on Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:56 pm, edited 2 times in total.