[Hammarlund] 5R4WGB signs of white fog inside

[Oskar]

Many Thanks Bob,

of course I have second tube, but I will wait
for clear malfunction of the rectifier.
I hope that it impossible that leaking rectifier
do any damage in electrical circuit?

73,
Oskar

--- Bob Camp <ham at cq.nu> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> The getter turns white as it absorbs gas. The tube
> you have is slowly  
> leaking. If this was an amplifier tube I would worry
> about it. In a  
> rectifier it is not as big an issue. It probably
> will keep leaking  
> and eventually fail. I would recommend shopping for
> a replacement if  
> you don't have one on the shelf. Depending on how
> you approach the  
> hobby there are also ways to replace the tube with a
> solid state  
> equivalent ...
> 
>      Enjoy!
> 
>          Bob Camp
>          KB8TQ
> 
> 
> 
> On May 14, 2005, at 2:02 PM, Oskar wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > In my SP-600 is installed JAN Raytheon 5R4WGB
> > rectifier.
> > Inside in borders of getter I see signs of white
> fog.
> > Rectifier is working properly, is in this
> situation
> > necessity of changing tube?
> > 73,
> > Oskar
> >
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