[NJARC] cryogenicking your vacuum tubes

[Harry Klancer]

Alex,

Thank you.  In case people don't look at the
entire paper, here is probably the major
point that the author makes:

"... It would be magical if cryogenic treatment were some kind of 
‘cure-all’ that improves the insulation properties of mica spacers, 
reduces inter-electrode movement and improves the emission of the 
cathode coatings to reduce noise and microphony. But I cannot imagine 
how this works – ‘magical’ really is the right word to use here because 
cryogenic treatment of tubes is certainly not science. ..."

                                      Harry K

On 4/8/2016 2:10 PM, Alex Magoun wrote:
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> Here's a usefully skeptical review of a recent commercial trend among
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> http://blog.thetubestore.com/cryogenic-treatment-of-tubes-an-engineers-perspective/.
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