16 Oct
2001
16 Oct
'01
9:43 a.m.
On October 16, Gene Buckle wrote:
That would be "krytron". A Klystron is a microwave oscillator tube.
You're right. I was thinking "Kryton", but that's a neurotic
robot on Red
Dwarf. :)
g.
According
to at least one movie I watched the part that is critical are
some special triacs so that each charge can be detonated within a fairly
tight time window.
Klystron(?) I might be wrong though. I keep thinking it begins with a
"K". For the gun type, all bets are off - it's a _much_ simpler design.