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"The electrons would have to bump their way through them
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April 19, 2023, 03:35:52 PM
like midgets in a subway crowd."
"These aroused monkeys throwing pebbles at a target through a shutter, ably portray what goes on in a vacuum tube".
Awesome, politically incorrect explanations of how vacuum tubes work, narrated by Lowell Thomas-
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April 19, 2023, 04:26:16 PM
Outstanding Doc. There are some great vids regarding Mullard tube manufacturing from the raw ores to a finished tube. I'll try to add a link.
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Now I can't get past the Mid Atlantic thing ...John
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July 27, 2023, 07:27:40 PM
Midgets or midges. Referring to those annoying swarming insects I would think, not the derogatory term for short people.
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July 28, 2023, 06:28:27 AM
It's clearly midgets with a hard t. Listen for yourself at 7:01. In the context and for the time it makes perfect sense.
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That was great! Thanks, Doc for posting. If I could go back in time and place an order for some 300Bs............
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