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Varian 860 cold cathode controller
I have a dead varian 860 cold cathode controller for a vacuum gauge. It got shorted out inside and I¡¯m not sure I can fix it (replacing one burned out resistor didn¡¯t suffice) and I¡¯m not sure
By Guy Brandenburg · #3976 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
That is James over on west coast of Florida. ?He helped me build up my vacuum system (baby George) but i have not heard from him in years. ? Drew in sunny Fla Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? II,
By eosraptor1 · #3975 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
I used an old ammonia tank from an industrial refrigeration system, 1/2" thick walls 18" in diameter. Was a bear to cut wet too considering it was 6' long! Got to love a good scrap yard. Thomas.
By Thomas Janstrom · #3974 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
nope...we have Trademe.co.nz but its way over priced for second hand stuff and very rarely anything interesting turns up...when it does they want full price someimes far more than if it were new!!! i
By srosefx@... · #3973 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
Pretty sure he was a member here at one time.... All my kit came of eBay even if at time postage was more than the item price! So guys keep your eyes open you¡¯d be surprised where gear can show up.
By Thomas Janstrom · #3972 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
Check this out! http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm/ FYI this guy is pretty sharp. You get get along with a chamber made from a propane cylinder. He also has built a bigger system using carbon steel plate and
By Wayne KA1CXD · #3971 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
Hi Drew, Yes it is, I'm actually in a dual degree program, so get my medical doctorate and a bachelors in surgery too... Long road indeed! How are things in sunny Florida these days? Cheers, Thomas
By Thomas Janstrom · #3969 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
No ebay in NZ? Monroe
By Monroe K · #3968 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
Thomas, Good to hear you have stayed with the college effort. Is MD some Aussie way to say Medical Doctor. If so, congrads. It has been a long road for you. Drew in sunny Florida [VacuumX]
By eosraptor1 · #3967 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
List owner here.... So where I'm at: I donated my vacuum rig and mirror grinding gear to a local observatory and am now a semester out from completing my MD degree.... So if anyone wants to take over
By Thomas Janstrom · #3966 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
I think im going to move to PA!!! But alas its a long way from New Zealand. I myself am a lurker, and not messaged within this group before, im collecting pieces to build myself a telescope sputtering
By srosefx@... · #3965 ·
getting started, etc (was Re: Past Its Hay-Day?)
Same here, and now I'm just waiting for a bored mentor type of guy who's stuck in a small house to start showing up at my lab to get things going with vacuum. I'm an electronics guy working as a
By Dave McGuire · #3963 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
christopher.k.erickson@... [VacuumX] wrote: Eh. Most of the Yahoo Groups folks have migrated to groups.io. It was built as a replacement for Yahoo Groups, when Yahoo started really going
By Dave McGuire · #3962 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
Well, let¡¯s generate some traffic! About 25 years ago I worked at a small thin film R&D outfit in Ventura CA. It was the most fun job I¡¯ve had. Part of it was maintaining the sputtering system
By Steve J. Noll <sjnoll@...> · #3964 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
IMHO, Yahoo groups is still as good as it gets, for now. Who knows what the future holds. I am a mod on Cloudy Nights. They already have an ATM forum but I could ask if they are willing to add a
By Christopher Erickson · #3961 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
So where is THE place to go for information now? I have been lurking for years and collecting various equipment, waiting for the time when I have space to set up rigs for experiments and such.
By Nick Andrews · #3960 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
All Yahoo groups have been dwindling for years now. Google and Bing/MS stopped searching and indexing Yahoo Groups so new members have become nearly nonexistent. You can try it yourself. Do a Google
By Christopher Erickson · #3959 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
Well, let¡¯s generate some traffic! About 25 years ago I worked at a small thin film R&D outfit in Ventura CA. It was the most fun job I¡¯ve had. Part of it was maintaining the sputtering system
By sjnoll@... · #3970 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
The groups.io has been fine for the interferometry group for a few years now. Drew in sunny FLA [VacuumX] <VacuumX@...> wrote:
By eosraptor1 · #3958 ·
Re: Past Its Hay-Day?
It should definitely be moved, probably to groups.io like the rest of the Yahoo! groups, before it disappears completely. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
By Dave McGuire · #3957 ·