[R-390] BallasTubes & Xmax bulb problem

[Barry Hauser]

Jon wrote

> The 3TF7 only glows for a second as it warms up ( and barely perceptible
at
> that) Orange diodes are overkill.  ( Sorry' I couldn't resist. This thread
> has always been an interesting one though!)                   Merry
> Christmas Jon AB9AH

Yeah -y'know -- we really should get more glow for the money.

Meanwhile, I tested my Xmas bulb idea.  Problem -- now my '390 is
intermittent -- the bulb blinks and the radio goes on and off, on and off,
on and off.

To top it off, now the lights on my tree _don't_ blink, though the ballast
tube does look pretty hanging on it.  Is it OK to run 'em upside down?

Here's three more for the road -- Ho! Ho! Ho!

Barry