Description:Discover (or rediscover) the fun and magic of building electronic circuits with thermatrons (vacuum tubes). This book has everything you need to know about the art and science of thermatron design and construction. It pulls together, in one easy to read book, thermatron types and characteristics, thermatron homebrew techniques, and how to design audio and RF triode and pentode circuits. The book is written primarily for radio amateurs (or audio equipment builders) that already understands basic electronics but have forgotten or never had the pleasure of working with hollow-state devices.The basic TOC:Chapter 1Introduction - Why This Book? 1My Life With TubesSetting the Nomenclature StraightChapter 2Why Make Stuff With Thermatrons? 7My Top 10 Reasons to Use ThermatronsThermatron Myths BustedChapter 3Inside the Thermatron 17The BasicsGeneric Thermatron TypesChapter 4Numbering Systems, Bases, and Bulbs 47Base TypesBasing (pin-out) DiagramsThe “Bulb” SizesChapter 5Thermatron Characteristics 57Characteristic TypesThermatron “Constants”Other CharacteristicsReading the Data SheetsChapter 6Keeping the Filaments Lit 77Failure ModesOther Problems…Chapter 7Thermatron Homebrew Techniques 85Test Equipment You’ll NeedThermatron Building TechniquesNotable ExamplesThermatron Prototyping HintsChapter 8Designing With Triodes 115AF RC Coupled AmplifierA High-mu Triode ExampleThe Grounded-Grid CircuitThe Grounded-Plate (Cathode Follower)Using Diodes and LEDs for Cathode BiasChapter 9Designing with Pentodes 157TYPICAL EXAMPLESAF RC Coupled AmplifierPentode as Cathode FollowerPentodes in Tuned Voltage Amplifiers455kHz IF Broadband Amplifier455 kHz Single-Tuned Amplifier455 kHz Double-Tuned AmplifierChapter 10So Many Thermatrons, So Little Time! 185Thermatron Selection TipsChapter 11Get to Know a Thermatron 203Measuring Thermatron CharacteristicsThe Super Remote 6DA6Fun With the Suppressor GridChapter 12Where to Get More Info 217Chapter 13REFERENCES AND CREDITS 219About the AuthorWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollow State Design - The Art and Science of Building with Thermatrons. To get started finding Hollow State Design - The Art and Science of Building with Thermatrons, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
223
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
—
Release
2013
ISBN
1300965215
Hollow State Design - The Art and Science of Building with Thermatrons
Description: Discover (or rediscover) the fun and magic of building electronic circuits with thermatrons (vacuum tubes). This book has everything you need to know about the art and science of thermatron design and construction. It pulls together, in one easy to read book, thermatron types and characteristics, thermatron homebrew techniques, and how to design audio and RF triode and pentode circuits. The book is written primarily for radio amateurs (or audio equipment builders) that already understands basic electronics but have forgotten or never had the pleasure of working with hollow-state devices.The basic TOC:Chapter 1Introduction - Why This Book? 1My Life With TubesSetting the Nomenclature StraightChapter 2Why Make Stuff With Thermatrons? 7My Top 10 Reasons to Use ThermatronsThermatron Myths BustedChapter 3Inside the Thermatron 17The BasicsGeneric Thermatron TypesChapter 4Numbering Systems, Bases, and Bulbs 47Base TypesBasing (pin-out) DiagramsThe “Bulb” SizesChapter 5Thermatron Characteristics 57Characteristic TypesThermatron “Constants”Other CharacteristicsReading the Data SheetsChapter 6Keeping the Filaments Lit 77Failure ModesOther Problems…Chapter 7Thermatron Homebrew Techniques 85Test Equipment You’ll NeedThermatron Building TechniquesNotable ExamplesThermatron Prototyping HintsChapter 8Designing With Triodes 115AF RC Coupled AmplifierA High-mu Triode ExampleThe Grounded-Grid CircuitThe Grounded-Plate (Cathode Follower)Using Diodes and LEDs for Cathode BiasChapter 9Designing with Pentodes 157TYPICAL EXAMPLESAF RC Coupled AmplifierPentode as Cathode FollowerPentodes in Tuned Voltage Amplifiers455kHz IF Broadband Amplifier455 kHz Single-Tuned Amplifier455 kHz Double-Tuned AmplifierChapter 10So Many Thermatrons, So Little Time! 185Thermatron Selection TipsChapter 11Get to Know a Thermatron 203Measuring Thermatron CharacteristicsThe Super Remote 6DA6Fun With the Suppressor GridChapter 12Where to Get More Info 217Chapter 13REFERENCES AND CREDITS 219About the AuthorWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollow State Design - The Art and Science of Building with Thermatrons. To get started finding Hollow State Design - The Art and Science of Building with Thermatrons, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.