Vacuum Tube Fundamentals

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Ever wonder how do vacuum tubes actually work? Tubes are one
electronic device that you can actually see how they operate. I
explain vacuum tube fundamentals in this conversation with
Matthew Glosson.


Matthew has been working for D.W. Fearn for the past year, mostly
with Geoff Hazelrigg on the manufacturing side of the business.
Recently he constructed some prototype circuits for me, as part
of my new product development.


Matthew recently graduated from the University of the Arts in
Philadelphia with a degree in music technology, among other
things. He just completed a prototype that was part of an
investigation into a possible new product concept, and he was
curious about the circuit and why I did certain things.


As he was on his way in for us to discuss that, it occurred to me
that our conversation might be of interest to you.


This is a recording of our impromptu lesson on how tubes work. I
really didn’t have anything planned, so this is quite informal.
And I would probably explain things a bit better if I had
prepared more. But I still think it’s useful.


The recording is less professional than I would have liked, but
we were on opposite sides of a ribbon mic, far enough apart to be
properly social-distanced. You can hear the HVAC and other
extraneous noise, including my dogs.


A few drawings are available for this episode, under “Extras” at
the top of the page on my podcast web site, DougFearn.com

As always, thanks for listening, and thanks for your comments. I
can be reached at dwfearn@dwfearn.com


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