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THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG — CATHODE RAY TUBE PUMPING

CATHODE RAY TUBE PUMPING

Posted by STEVE MYCIUNKA on

CATHODE RAY TUBE PUMPING

The electron gun we described in a previous blog entry was mounted and sealed into the neck of a tube using an automated machine which comprised of a number of fixtures which moved around the carousel and revolved on their own axis.   At the first position, the tube was mounted top downwards in the top part of the fixture and the electron gun was mounted base downwards in the lower part of the fixture .    In the following photo, you can see the loading arrangement: -  Operation of a lever moved the gun such that it entered the neck of...

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