28 Feb
2003
28 Feb
'03
10:02 a.m.
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, William Donzelli wrote:
Krytrons are small (peanut size) and not always used for large currents
(though they may trigger a bigger spark gap or flash lamp device) If not used
for full currrent they can last a long time (I had one blinking on my desk for
several years - nice hydrogen pink)
How about
Krytrons?
Well, OK, but krytrons are a special breed (used to give something a *big*
whack of current, like laser tubes and exploding bolts).
Bad idea for a computer, as krytrons have a very limited life - only
10000 to 25000 firings. With the wrong bit of software, a krytron based
computer would kill itself in a matter of moments.
And I still stand by the word - I have never "seen" a cold cathode
submini tube. I don't have any krytrons!
I've seen many...
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics