>On Monday 24 November 2003 17:42, R.Measures wrote:
>> >On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 05:13:21 -0800, R.Measures <r@somis.org> wrote:
>> >>If the I-leakage is more with
>> >>positive polarity than negative polarity, the leakage involves gold
>> >>particles.
>> >
>> >_________________________________________________________
>> >
>> >Can you explain the mechanism for this? I'm curious how gold
>> >particles could create a quasi-rectifier.
>>
>> ** Gold-evaporation only happens during a VHF or UHF oscillation in
>> tubes with a gold-plated grid. 3cx1200... does not have a gold-plated
>> grid, but in my opinion it can oscillate. .
>> -- Joe Funderberg, W6IHA, said he discoved this phenomenon by
>> experimentation, My guess is that the electrons in the outer shell of
>> gold atoms are repelled by a negative charge and attracted by a positive
>> charge,
>My knowledge of atomic physics is limited, but it strikes me as much more
>likely that some of the gold balls have cathode material on them.
>
** When I see gold meltballs through a microscope, I see no barium
oxide or strontium oxide.
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