[ARC5] Replacing a gas VR with a zener (Was reduced B+ Report)

[J. Forster]

If you are going to these lengths, add a red and blue LED and series
resistor across the Zener, so you get a pretty glow!

:))

-John

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>> Why not use a small glass cutter, cut the glass at the base, remove the
>> old valve,
>> insert the board mounted on the old base, replace and glue the glass
>> back and even better still,
>> it will then look like a valve from the outside!
>>
>> Ben.
>
> If you can dig out the glue that holds the glass envelope to the base, you
> can twist
> the envelope until the lead-out wires break, leaving the glass intact.
> I did that at least once in order to salvage a base and use it for a plug.
> There may be enough room in the base to fit a zener and still allow the
> envelope
> to be reattached.
>
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
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