Ever wondered how a tube works?

matta · 2009-04-22T00:01:55+00:00

I found this GREAT simplified video on how a tube works, courtesy of Tube Depot (www.tubedepot.com) Hope you enjoy! Matt

Ever wondered how a tube works?

Gearhead

looks like an EL84 to me....

Tamago

The closest semiconductor equivalent to a tube is a FET. They are similar in many ways, except the latter doesn't need the high DC voltages.

Vasili

awesome vid! awesome amp! loved it thank you for posting it!

Demigod

Well, field effect transistor IS a semiconductor lol.

blues_addict

Ah!! Nice! I get it a little more every day... ?

makepeace

here's something that i did the other month for a uni project:

https://vula.uct.ac.za/direct/blog-entry/091e1ba9393ff7de0139466aed480342

you might find it interesting ? i know i did. have been meaning to really understand what's going on inside little warm bottles for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity.

enjoy!

shaunf

makepeace wrote: here's something that i did the other month for a uni project:

https://vula.uct.ac.za/direct/blog-entry/091e1ba9393ff7de0139466aed480342

you might find it interesting ? i know i did. have been meaning to really understand what's going on inside little warm bottles for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity.

enjoy!

Really enjoyed that. Thanked.

Nicholas-L

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Here's an old vid by mullard about how these glass bottles are made. It's just so funky.

Nicholas-L

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Hand made tubes... You know the kind you pay a kidney and a piece of lung for.

Nicholas-L

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and another one... pretty informative.

Lionel-Em

Thanks. This was really cool. :?