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Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES

Posted By: neontek
Date: Thursday, 24 January 2008, at 6:30 p.m.

In Response To: BURNT UP ELECTRODES (Andy Jackson)

If that's the only changes you've made in the way you process tubes (and you had no prior problems), make sure you're getting electrodes hot enough to convert (need to be a BRIGHT cherry red/pumkin orange color). EGL electrodes take a bit more time/current to get to that point than Eurocoms do (at least in my experience).
Slowly dying Neon filled tubes on the verge of going dead become as hot as a pistol, easily frying boots.

> In the past several weeks the red tubes that
> I have been bending are coming back with the
> electrodes and boots/caps burnt up. The
> loads on the transformers are within
> limitations. I recently have changed from
> Eurocom electrodes to EGL. Does anyone have
> any thoughts?

Messages In This Thread

• BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- Andy Jackson -- Thursday, 24 January 2008, at 6:15 p.m.
  • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- neontek -- Thursday, 24 January 2008, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- Yimmy1 -- Friday, 25 January 2008, at 3:28 a.m.
  • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Friday, 25 January 2008, at 2:18 p.m.
    • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- Don Miner -- Saturday, 26 January 2008, at 2:13 a.m.
    • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- GB -- Saturday, 26 January 2008, at 4:09 p.m.
      • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- neontek -- Sunday, 27 January 2008, at 5:25 a.m.
        • THE BEST ELECTRODE AT THE BEST PRICE? -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Sunday, 27 January 2008, at 3:25 p.m.
      • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- am/pm -- Wednesday, 6 February 2008, at 7:58 p.m.
        • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Thursday, 7 February 2008, at 1:00 p.m.
  • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- Dana -- Saturday, 26 January 2008, at 10:02 a.m.
    • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Sunday, 27 January 2008, at 3:47 p.m.
  • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES *NM* -- lightning striking again -- Monday, 28 January 2008, at 10:33 a.m.
    • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- lightning striking again -- Monday, 28 January 2008, at 10:48 a.m.
      • Re: BURNT UP ELECTRODES -- Yimmy1 -- Tuesday, 12 February 2008, at 2:36 a.m.

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