[Boatanchors] Orange OA3

[Glen Zook]

Different voltage regulator tubes have different gasses and therefore they do glow at different colors.  I believe that an orange glow is proper for a 75 volt regulator tube.

Glen, K9STH

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--- On Tue, 3/17/09, Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net> wrote:

> From: Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net>
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Orange OA3
> To: "Boatanchors Mail List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:16 PM
> I've aquired two Meissner Signal Shifters recently.  One
> is an older model that uses plug-in coils.  Other than a bad
> on-off switch, it seems to work FB.
> 
> The other is a newer model with the turret for changing
> bands.  This one makes somewhat less power-out than the
> earlier model.  It also has a VR tube (an OA3) that glows a
> bright orange-red.
> 
> I've always been under the impression that all VR tubes
> glowed blue.  However, I don't recall ever seeing or
> using an OA3.  I don't have another OA3 on hand, so I
> can't subsitute.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 73, Barrie, W7ALW
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