X-Ray Transformer - Thoriated Valves Extraction and Examination

We pop the lid on a donated x-ray transformer to explore and recover the vacuum tubes inside.

[@Aussie50]

Those tubes are amazing, I look forward to seeing the finished rectifier glowing under full power :D

[@danmackintosh6325]

Oh wow, God rest you fella. Still affecting our own lives after you're gone, the world is poorer without you.

[@high1voltage1rules]

@@danmackintosh6325 I agree seeing his comments upsets me. He’s was such a awesome chap. Bless him. Looking forwards to seeing him again some day ✝️🙏😇

[@rocketman221projects]

Remember that high voltage diodes will emit some x-rays when in use, so don't stand right over them looking at the pretty blue glow for very long.

[@spacepirateivynova]

Those tubes are basically just like massive diodes made to handle ridiculous high voltages without biting it. So, it's outputting a clean DC signal all the time, and i think the tubes also help to even the voltage out further by being slightly capacitive in nature.

[@Hixxyclips]

Very nice indeed. We've got a box full of those tubes We powered one up and the geiger counter went nuts. We also kept the 150kv transformers. Great fun when you're bored at the weekend :-)

[@YummyMercury]

If a third of the people in the US operated on this level of knowledge, we wouldn't be worrying about economics anywhere near as much right now.

[@5578Eugene]

That motor thing switches the federal ports from radiography to fluoroscopy mode. (X-ray tube 1 to x-ray tube 2)

[@aheriady]

Nice jobs, sir

[@cengeb]

When tube rectifiers get old, they get "hard" and can drop voltage across them, and can and will emit xrays out of the tank it self, worked on many, when you have hV across them...that's why way back, the mfg came out with solid state rectifiers that screwed right into where the tubes where...did many up dates, now the only vacuum tube is the xray tube, no solid state for that, cus...ya need vacuum, and hV and an anode the acceleration gives ya xrays

[@ChaoticGoodChris]

Watch again, and listen. He even names the brand and type.

[@stevehovey70]

VR-17C is a Voltage Regulator Tube

[@DeKempster]

Industrial x-ray can go up to 300Kv. it requires a big ass connector and a cable as thick as your wrist.

[@202Electrics]

with those tubes you can make x-rays as well...

[@PLASMAKVA500]

thoriated tungsten electrode vac tubes!!! you sir are a lucky man

[@ChaoticGoodChris]

He's on the WEST side of the Atlantic Ocean, bellend.

[@ChaoticGoodChris]

Thank you! We agree, tell your friends. ;)

[@PMPiper86]

that sweet hum of CNC machines.

[@Nalinc33]

excellent !

[@noisytim]

Is "batman" a paid employee ?

[@flaplaya]

Pretty amazing peice of technology. Amazingly dangerous too.

[@NuttyforNissan]

We use to have similar tubes to those for controlling the bias, via a rheostat, on saturable reactors used for stage lighting dimmers.

[@MostlyMacrosResearch]

Yeah, these kinds of rectifiers make great controllers for HV. I can't tell but they are tied together as a 2 half ~ or a full wave combination. This is what turns the AC to DC. Maybe two by two in parallel since this transformer is so massive. Most of tubes this size are rated for 100kv or so. I have one rated for 125kv, which is the highest rating I have seen. It's huge, twice as wide! I would be very careful with this transformer as it must be in oil and since it's a 60hz, it's VERY deadly.

[@trustthewater]

Sans oil and metal housing, what does that thing weigh? I'd love to get my hands on one of those, but it's well outside of what I could handle.Too heavy and, knowing my luck, I'd end up with 5 gallons of PCBs to dispose of.

[@TheError404]

You REALLY deserve more views, great videos :-)

[@lbochtler]

those tube look a lot like a Kenotron, a high voltage high vacuum diode. they were commonly used in x-ray equipment. sadly i could not find the data sheet yet, but i will keep on looking.

[@alejandrodelta8928]

Just courios; what would be the lowest voltage that this tube can rectify? And how may amps? Do You know that?

[@aptsys]

Ayynode, silenoid? WTF is this guy on?

[@qzorn4440]

have you worked on any Gulmay-UK x-ray transformers?

[@sbreheny]

But a-node and silenoid are not the typical american pronunciation, either.

[@PTFuZi]

who is the manufacturer of that rectification tubes??

[@kristiaand]

Hi Chris, id love to share a cool article on wikipedia with you regarding thoriated valves and the types of filament they use but youtube won't let me post the link in the comments.. your probably gonna be able to find it real easy via google but if not drop me a pm on here and i will send you the link.

[@AxelTiger]

What sort of oil was it filled with!? o.o

[@Elfnetdesigns]

Why rebuild what was already built? You already had a HV power supply with the bridge rectifier, just put the tubes back in and reseal the transformer case back up and done. Otherwise you could sell the tube on ebay and the transformer as scrap and turn a profit.

[@Spacefish007]

Wow so that transformer would pull 100W just for filament heating of the rectifier tubes! lol :D

[@azyfloof]

Mute it at 6:52 and play some dramatic music in the background instead for about a minute :P You're welcome :D You remind me of Dexter in those black gloves (What do you mean, "Who?"?!) Keep up the very excellent work!

[@fabulousfabrications1985]

240 is two phase not single phase

[@Niikhill1975]

I am a manufacturer of such transformers here we give portable tube heads and many more .. want to know more let me know.. TC

[@michaelhaiden6718]

Hook it up for ac then see what 110 gives you

[@walkingfreak]

it would be sweet to come and build it but i have no goddamn idea what to do with HV stuff xD

[@PhattyMo]

TUBELOVE! Hmm. I can't seem to find any data sheets for those tubes. :( This is about all I could find: pupman.com/listarchives/2001/February/msg00175.html The problem with using them in a full-wave bridge,is that each tube will need it's own filament supply,isolated for howevermany-KV you plan on running it at. More oil!

[@sunburstbasser]

Any chance of building a guitar amp using those tubes?

[@MyDemon32]

sunburstbasser no, cause these ones are for voltages above the 1kV range

[@justDIY]

Too bad this place went out of business

[@ChaoticGoodChris]

The next chapter is about to begin. ;)

[@cengeb]

All vacuum tube filaments are thoriated tungsten, so they emit ELECTRONS!

[@ChaoticGoodChris]

A few hundred pounds. :)

[@SamSitar]

you might be copying what Marty McFly did in Back to The Future.