[sdiy] analog innovation...

[The Peasant]

> If it doesn't involve a HT plate supply, violent chemical
> reactions,
> or ionizing radiation, it ain't serious to me.

Don't forget extreme temperatures, pressures, and massive 
weights!
 
> >A local junk dealer has littoe round 2" CRTs.
> >Oscilloscope module, anyone?
> 
> They are probably from camera viewfinders, and usually
> require
> deflection yokes. Might as well just get a viewfinder
> from
> a dead camcorder, and modify and repackage it.
> 
> Electrostatic CRTs are MUCH easier to use. You can still
> get the 
> old 1" CRTs, types 913, 1CP1, 1DP1 and 1EP1, at tube
> dealers. 
> (Getting a bit costly, however...) They only require a
> 250v or so
> anode supply, not 1kV or more like most scope and
> viewfinder CRTs.
> VERY easy to apply.

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Special this week only, from The Peasant's Northern Trading 
Post, exclusively for SDIY members; 3 inch round 
electrostatic CRTs with driver electronics, $20.00 each, 
power supplies also $20.00 each. These are salvage parts, 
regular price $35.00 each. Shipping is extra. And speaking 
of ionizing radiation, I can help someone out there as 
well. See my tube page at: 
http://www3.telus.net/public/epeasant/tubes.html
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Take care,
Doug
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