[NJARC] reading tube values

[victor bellini]

all excellent suggestions that I will definitely try. I have used the 
breathe on.method....like cleaning your glasses creating a vapor that can 
help to make the value visible.

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>   1. Using a LED flashlight to show numbers on tubes (Thomas Lee)
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> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:24:13 -0400
> From: Thomas Lee <thomas_v_lee at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [NJARC] Using a LED flashlight to show numbers on tubes
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> came across this vid on youtube
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBE6j_qeNp0&feature=g-all-lik&context=G28031b4FAAAAAAAAGAA
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> Using a LED flashlight to show otherwise invisible numbers of thermionic 
> valves (Tubes) I
> have a 1933 Lissen Skyscraper 3 radio (1933) and I couldn't read the
> numbers on the tubes, even in bright sunlight and using a loop I could
> only just make out part of the numbers on one of the tubes but the
> other tube was totally unreadable. I've found that using a small LED
> flashlight I can easily read numbers that are otherwise invisible. It 
> doesn't
> work in daylight, you need to work in semi darkness for the flashlight to
> work. please let me know if this helps you.
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> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:36:18 -0400
> From: Pete Malvasi <pmalvasi at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Using a LED flashlight to show numbers on tubes
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> I had once read, and successfully tried man times, that rubbing the 
> envelope on your hair produced a thin layer of oil which allows the 
> invisible or nearly invisible numbers to be seen.
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> On Apr 10, 2012, at 16:24, Thomas Lee <thomas_v_lee at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> came across this vid on youtube
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBE6j_qeNp0&feature=g-all-lik&context=G28031b4FAAAAAAAAGAA
>>
>> Using a LED flashlight to show otherwise invisible numbers of thermionic 
>> valves (Tubes) I
>> have a 1933 Lissen Skyscraper 3 radio (1933) and I couldn't read the
>> numbers on the tubes, even in bright sunlight and using a loop I could
>> only just make out part of the numbers on one of the tubes but the
>> other tube was totally unreadable. I've found that using a small LED
>> flashlight I can easily read numbers that are otherwise invisible. It 
>> doesn't
>> work in daylight, you need to work in semi darkness for the flashlight to
>> work. please let me know if this helps you.
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> From: RICHARD LEE <radiorich at prodigy.net>
> Subject: [NJARC] April Meeting this Friday at InFo Age
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> Greetings fellow enthusiasts, Just a reminder that the April 13th meeting 
> this Firday, is at InFo Age. Our guest speaker will be John Dilks, who 
> will present a talk on the importance of early radio and the sinking of 
> the Titanic...100 years ago tomorrow. See you all there!  Richard Lee 
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