Vacuum Tubes Are Mechanically Rugged Devices

Vacuum tubes produce superior sound quality.

Vacuum tubes are mechanically rugged devices.

There are many variants of vacuum tubes each with their own applications. Types of vacuum tubes. A low microphonic tube built in the same rugged fashion as all jj preamp tubes. In most cases its simplest to replace the vacuum tube in your device with the same exact model.

Electron tubes vacuum devices. This tube has solid lows with warm bright mids and shimmery highs. You heat up a metal and the thermal energy knocks some electrons loose. Other slang for vacuum tubes were bottles.

It s a great choice for authentic tweed tones but can also help clean up amps when used in place of a 12ax7. Jj s rugged construction of this tube offers high reliability without any compromise to the sound. If you arent sure which type of vacuum tube your device uses you can often take a look at the users manual for your device to learn more. Another slang phrase around vacuum tubes that was on air was the gassy 807 a double meaning to mean an 807 model tube that had lost its vacuum or a glass of beer.

The type known as a thermionic tube or thermionic valve uses the phenomenon of thermionic emission of electrons from a hot cathode and is used for a number of fundamental. When saturated the harmonics are rich and dynamic. They have found uses and applications even in modern day microwave technologies used for mobile phones bluetooth wi fi transmissions and even in radar and satellite communication devices. It works like this.

This tube offers the classic warm 12ay7 sound with rich and balanced harmonics when pushed enough to break up. Richardson electronics is the premier supplier of electron vacuum devices in the world. In some cases the listings for new or pre owned vacuum tubes may indicate which devices that they are used with. With over 60 years of success in the vacuum tube business we provide the highest standard of quality and service.

The jj el84 nails the classic sound of. Disadvantages of vacuum tubes. Vacuum tubes can works at high temperature without any damage. Other vacuum tube devices include the x ray tubes cathode ray tubes magnetrons and photomultipliers.

In 1904 english physicist john ambrose fleming took advantage of this effect to create the first vacuum tube device which he called an oscillation valve. Vacuum tubes are huge compared to the semiconductor devices such as diodes transistors and integrated circuits. The battery powered versions tend to be more expensive but also tend to work a little more quickly. The basic working principle of a vacuum tube is a phenomenon called thermionic emission.

A vacuum tube an electron tube valve british usage or tube north america is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied. Our commitment to providing the best products to meet our customers needs is second to none.