[R-390] 6082 Question

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Well the main way you get the power out is to use regulating devices 
that do not have filaments in them. That puts it more in the category 
of redesign rather than modification.

I hope that doesn't stir anything more up.

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Jan 15, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:

> Dave Metz wrote:
>
>> Tom,
>> There is an article in Hollow State Newsletter within the last couple 
>> of
>> years detailing a conversion that eliminates them and the huge heat 
>> they
>> create. By Dr. Jerry
>> dave
>
> Sigh...I sure wish I had known that when I still owned an R-390/URR,
> serial number 21. I had to replace two charred sockets once. I was
> amazed at the heat those things put out, especially when they were
> gassy.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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