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Navy Electric and Electronic Training Series – Modul 6
CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Electron Tubes
2. Special-Purpose Tubes
3. Power Supplies
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRON TUBES
In previous study you have learned that current flows in the conductor of a completed circuit when a voltage is present. You learned that current and voltage always obey certain laws. In electronics, the laws still apply. You will use them continuously in working with electronic circuits.One basic difference in electronic circuits that will at first seem to violate the basic laws is that electrons flow across a gap, a break in the circuit in which there appears to be no conductor. A large part of the field of electronics and the entire field of electron tubes are concerned with the flow and control of these electrons “across the gap.” The following paragraphs will explain this interesting phenomenon.
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL-PURPOSE TUBES
Because of their great versatility, the four basic tube types (diode, triode, tetrode, and pentode) covered in chapter 1 have been used in the majority of electronic circuits. However, these types of tubes do have limits, size, frequency, and power handling capabilities. Special-purpose tubes are designed to operate or perform functions beyond the capabilities of the basic tube types discussed in chapter 1. The special-purpose tubes covered in this chapter will include multi-unit, multi-electrode, beam power, power pentode, variable-mu, uhf, cold cathode, thyratrons, and cathode-ray tubes.
INTRODUCTION
In the early part of this century when electronics was first introduced, most electronic equipment was powered by batteries. While the use of batteries allowed the equipment to be portable (to some degree), it also placed several limitations on how the equipment could be used. Because of their general inefficiency, batteries had to be either replaced frequently or, if they were rechargeable, kept near a battery charger. Thus, the advantage of having portable equipment was more than offset by the need to replace or recharge the batteries frequently.
Users of electronic equipment needed a power supply that was reliable, convenient, and cost effective. Since batteries failed to satisfy these requirements, the “electronic power supply” was developed. In today’s Navy, all electronic equipment, both ashore and on board ship, require some type of power supply. Therefore, this chapter is of extreme importance to you. We will discuss the sections and individual components of the power supply and their purposes within the power supply. We will also discuss troubleshooting of each section and its components.
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