Xref: utzoo rec.ham-radio:7084 sci.electronics:4357 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!charon!ee5001ae From: ee5001ae@charon.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,sci.electronics Subject: Flashtube info sought Keywords: Obscure device Message-ID: <4033@charon.unm.edu> Date: 1 Dec 88 07:17:29 GMT Distribution: na Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Lines: 29 Our local electronics surplus shop has acquired a few impressive-looking flashtubes with octal bases and glass envelopes around a 5-turn coiled tube with the legend: Amglo 78R9D and a few patent numbers on the base. We have no data at all on these things, and I'm wondering if anyone out there knows either the data or a likely source for the data on this tube. I don't need to say it, but I will anyway. We need to know: o Pin-out for the base o Maximum and minimum electrode voltages o Maximum and minimum trigger voltages o Maximum power rating in joules (watt-seconds to the unwashed) o Any special info about the characteristics of the energy storage capacitors these things need. o Maximum and minimum light outputs Better Caving through Electrical Stuff, d -- Always pay careful attention to the man behind the curtain. Duke McMullan n5gax nss13429r phon505-255-4642 ee5001ae@charon.unm.edu