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Re: Has anyone made any homemade valves (tubes), semiconductors ...

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From: David "IGOR" Latter
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 1990 23:42
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 >Scientific American published articles on making your own HeNe LASER 
 >back in the late 60's/ early 70's that among other things detailed
 >making your own getters to purge the LASER tube.  (I remember it
 >because my buddy and I tried to make a LASER as a high-school

Does anyone know the issue that this appeared in?
I am currently setting up a pumping system to resore vintage radio tubes
and would find the information interesting.
Eventually I intend to re-create replacement parts for pre 1930 radio
gear for the Historical Radio Society of Australia members.

                      David.
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From: dnl@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (David "IGOR" Latter)
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Subject: Re: Has anyone made any homemade valves (tubes), semiconductors ...
Summary: reference wanted
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Date: 31 Jul 90 23:42:17 GMT
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Organization: Comp Sci, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
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