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Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube
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12-20-2013, 11:47 AM
Your 80 is gassy. Another indication is to push the filament voltage up to 6 and then 7.5 volts on you Hickok. The emissions will increase but so will the gas glow. If this proves to be true for that tube, use it for display only.

Yes, a rectifier must be in the green on a Hickok 600A.
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Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-15-2013, 03:46 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by codefox1 - 12-15-2013, 08:28 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by morzh - 12-15-2013, 08:32 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-15-2013, 10:54 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Phlogiston - 12-15-2013, 11:17 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-15-2013, 11:21 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by codefox1 - 12-17-2013, 04:20 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Phlogiston - 12-17-2013, 06:23 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-17-2013, 11:07 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Phlogiston - 12-18-2013, 12:10 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-18-2013, 09:17 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by PAradiogeek - 12-19-2013, 11:39 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by jontz - 12-19-2013, 11:47 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Phlogiston - 12-19-2013, 12:15 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Ron Ramirez - 12-19-2013, 12:37 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by jontz - 12-19-2013, 01:29 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-19-2013, 03:07 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by codefox1 - 12-19-2013, 06:04 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by PAradiogeek - 12-19-2013, 08:59 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-19-2013, 09:35 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Chuck Schwark - 12-19-2013, 11:26 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-20-2013, 12:01 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by BrendaAnnD - 12-20-2013, 12:55 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Mondial - 12-20-2013, 09:12 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-20-2013, 09:28 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Joeztech - 12-20-2013, 09:35 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Mondial - 12-20-2013, 09:45 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Phlogiston - 12-20-2013, 11:47 AM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by hsusmann - 12-20-2013, 12:27 PM
RE: Gassy 80 Rectifier Tube - by Phlogiston - 12-20-2013, 02:35 PM



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