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From: rwa@auvax.UUCP (Ross Alexander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: fading SM124 fix
Summary: ancient history: gate vs. grid
Message-ID: <691@auvax.UUCP>
Date: 16 Aug 88 08:19:11 GMT
References: <8808101333.AA23692@ucbvax.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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In article <8808101333.AA23692@ucbvax.berkeley.edu>, XBR3D815@DDATHD21.BITNET writes:
> [...]
> As far as i know at two places the brightness of a CRT is controlled:
>            1) the first gate (hope this is the right technical term)
>            2) the cathode voltage/current.

Let me say first, an excellent article! But to pick a nit (at your request),
the control elements of thermionic emission devices (aka Fleming valves,
or in some benighted venues "tubes" ;-) are called `grids'.  The first grid
is usually called the control grid; some common devices have up to five grids.

In apology, let me say that I learned my basic electronic principles using
this technology for my active devices (bar some 1N34's) :-).

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Ross Alexander @ Athabasca University
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