Vacuum Tubes Are Mechanically Rugged Devices

Other vacuum tube devices include the x ray tubes cathode ray tubes magnetrons and photomultipliers.

Vacuum tubes are mechanically rugged devices.

In most cases its simplest to replace the vacuum tube in your device with the same exact model. Vacuum tubes generate more heat. The jj electronic el84 is a solidly built el84 6bq5 with excellent tonal qualities. The battery powered versions tend to be more expensive but also tend to work a little more quickly.

It works like this. This tube offers the classic warm 12ay7 sound with rich and balanced harmonics when pushed enough to break up. 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. Electron tubes vacuum devices.

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. 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. Disadvantages of vacuum tubes. You heat up a metal and the thermal energy knocks some electrons loose.

Jj s rugged construction of this tube offers high reliability without any compromise to the sound. The basic working principle of a vacuum tube is a phenomenon called thermionic emission. A low microphonic tube built in the same rugged fashion as all jj preamp tubes. With over 60 years of success in the vacuum tube business we provide the highest standard of quality and service.

Vacuum tubes are huge compared to the semiconductor devices such as diodes transistors and integrated circuits. The jj el84 nails the classic sound of. 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. Vacuum constriction devices vary in cost from 300 to 500 depending on the brand and type.

Richardson electronics is the premier supplier of electron vacuum devices in the world. 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. This tube has solid lows with warm bright mids and shimmery highs. There are many variants of vacuum tubes each with their own applications.

In some cases the listings for new or pre owned vacuum tubes may indicate which devices that they are used with. Our commitment to providing the best products to meet our customers needs is second to none. It s a great choice for authentic tweed tones but can also help clean up amps when used in place of a 12ax7. Vacuum tubes can works at high temperature without any damage.

When saturated the harmonics are rich and dynamic. Vacuum tubes produce superior sound quality.