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Nick, Just a thought...
Does this "radar tube" share the same deflection angle as the 16AP4, 53 degrees?? There are folks out there in need of a 16EP4, which is a 60-degree tube. I know a 16AP4 can be used to replace a 16EP4, but because the tube is approx. 2 3/8" longer, you may have to leave the back off the set.
Comparing the specs on both tubes, the focus field on the 16A is 5 1/2" back, while the 16E is only 3 3/4". That tells me that the "16AP4" that RACS can build for us can be shortened by 1 3/4" easily. This would then be a viable replacement for the 16EP4 as well, and should make some more people happy.
Maybe you could pose this to the folks at RACS? Maybe I'm off just basing this on the different focus fields, but also consider that ion traps will no longer be needed, and that could shorten the tube as well.
-John
Last edited by John Marinello; 07-12-2012 at 01:55 PM.
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