8 Nov
2007
8 Nov
'07
2:32 p.m.
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Tony Duell wrote:
Over here, the term 'Heater Transformer' was
common, although 'Filament
The same in German (Heiztransformator); this makes two versus one ;-))
Talking about CRTs, I beleieve across the Pond, the
electodes are called
'cathode', 'grid 1', 'grid 2'.... 'anode'. Over here
they're 'cathode'
'grid'. 'anode 1' (or 'first anode'), 'anode 2'
('second anode')... (the
last one, the aquadaq coating inside the flare, connected to the EHT
supply, is called the 'final anode' most of the time).
Usually the grid is called Wehnelt cylinder because of its inventor and
its shape.
Christian