[Milsurplus] [ARC5] ARC-5 Receiver Question

[Al Klase]

John,

Provides shielding between the plate and signal-grid pins that are on 
opposite sides of the base.  There's interesting info on this in the 
6SK7 data sheet in the 1940 handbook and other later editions.

Al

On 2/18/2010 1:41 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> Take a careful look at the pic link posted a little while ago. The shell
> is connected to a pin.
>
> Interestingly, the evacuation tip has a metal shield inside the plastic
> key too. I wonder why they bothered with that?
>
> -John
>
> ==============
>
>
>    
>> How was the metal shell connected to ground? I don't have any metal tubes
>> handy but I remember the shell was mounted on the bakelite base.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike N2MS
>>
>> <snip>
>> On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:56 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Has anybody taken a metal tube appart? Is the glass fused to the
>>> metal, or
>>> is it a glass tube slipped into a metal shell?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> -John
>>>
>>>        
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