Lost In The Cracks Of History - The E1T Cathode Display Tube
Added 2021-07-01 21:23:40 +0000 UTCThanks Jerome for all the hard work and being generous with this contribution to the FranLab display museum!
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A lot of work for something that seems so trivial now. I'm glad nixie took over. I love nixie clocks!
2021-07-07 23:39:09 +0000 UTCFascinating how some engineer's ingenuity leap frogs commercial needs. Thanks, Jerome, and Thanks Fran for reminding us of this.
veritanuda
2021-07-04 12:32:49 +0000 UTCRube Goldberg would understand this tube...
BobC
2021-07-03 08:06:20 +0000 UTCI thought so, but seeing a few other examples on the interwebs it seems more like a quirk of the design.
Fran Blanche
2021-07-02 20:20:24 +0000 UTCThis was a unique display thanks for showing us this device. I have seen some Soviet built displays that use a beam of electrons to make a phosphor display glow in several colors on line too. This display functions much like many VFDs that came latter.
Bart de Boisblanc
2021-07-02 13:31:21 +0000 UTCI wonder if that "beam overspill" is down to a faulty tube.
Dr Andy Hill
2021-07-02 10:06:23 +0000 UTCThat's a marvelous setup. Sadly, like you say ahead of it's time, a device with no market.
Dr Andy Hill
2021-07-02 10:02:30 +0000 UTCHa, I worked with those! And with Decatrons! OK, only in first year physics lab exercises (45 years ago) where we got to play with ancient equipment, but still...
Dragi Raos
2021-07-02 07:16:14 +0000 UTC
