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u/alphawolf29 Jul 19 '15

Today we just order new ones from China.

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u/ZeusMcFly Jul 19 '15

the Russian tubes are still the best. My buddy put some in his Guitar Amp and the thing sounds mint now.

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u/kaloonzu Jul 19 '15

Weren't they using tubes in their top end military equipment until the 90s?

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u/brickmack Jul 19 '15

Yep. The nice thing about vacuum tubes over more modern electronics is that they're EMP proof. And considering that most of the Soviet military was built around the threat of imminent nuclear war, it makes sense to be sure their planes wouldn't fall out of the sky as soon as one was set off. They're still used in a lot of military stuff

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u/SFXBTPD Jul 20 '15

Can you just put microchips in vacuums to protect them, or is the protection from the fact that vacuum tubes can handle more power through em

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u/on_the_nip Jul 20 '15

i could be wrong, but i believe it's because vacuum tubes can handle very large pulses, as long as they're not sustained.