Vacuum Tube: How Does It Work? (Part 1)


Using a hydraulic music system of his own design as a model, Adnan Arduman tries to cover how a vacuum tube works. His objective is to make his speech comprehensible even to people with no technical or engineering background.


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  1. ElectronicsIsFun says:

    Great explanation. I also have a passion for vacuum tubes and I am designing and building a Class A 5W stereo amplifier. Anyone interested in Vacuum Tubes will gain a clear understanding from your video.

  2. idwtsasoj says:

    So, you expected him to be shit because he Russian/Eastern Europe even though Russia used to invest huge amounts into reasearch during both czarist and communist eras.

  3. LesaCar1 says:

    Despite your accent troubles you managed to make an excellent educational video.

    THANKS!!

  4. bestamerica says:


    old vacuum tube is always HOT,,,
    today no more need tube

  5. alaska3333 says:

    excellent presentation!

  6. skullscraper says:

    Thank you so much for making the effort to explain this on camera. I found the analogy very easy to understand, despite having no technical backround.

    Your efforts towards educating others are highly appreciated.

  7. patsaxon says:

    Good video! In electronics courses that I have taken was strictly solid state diodes as the school would not cover vacuum tubes. I am into repairing electronic musical instruments as guitar amps still use vacuum tubes, as well as older organs and Leslie speakers.

  8. AverageMr says:

    Tung-Sol was based in Newark, NJ and is long gone. The name was purchased by New Sensor Corporation in New York, but the tubes are made in China and Eastern Europe.

  9. hrbear says:

    @davidkahan Very nice comment. Yes I remember it from the physics too Volt/meter.

  10. hrbear says:

    Are these TUNG-SOL tubes a chinese brand? They look of high quality.

  11. davidkahan says:

    @6:57. I think you omit one factor about the grid which is the distance you put it from the cathode. The electric field is expressed in V/m so if distance is smaller, V/m is higher and you get more aplification. in other words if you put the grid too close of the anode you get little effect at all. Great vids anyway .

  12. nickeax says:

    Thank you very much for taking the time to explain this so well to us!

    PS I knew this was going to be good when I heard Jimi at the start. ;)

  13. closap says:

    Thanks man!

  14. W2QYVkz789 says:

    I like a lot the vacuum tubes. I usualyy build my circuits with it. But a couldn’t record it.

  15. peugteobike says:

    I have been a fan of tube equimpment

  16. 6h6p says:

    intelligent way to explain the basics beyond for a rookie
    like me!
    please dont stop to invite us with all the other terms like:
    negative feedback, damping factor and so on.
    greetings from germany
    michael

  17. Parasitekiss says:

    Best Analogy I’ve seen regarding how vacuum tubes operate. Thank you very much, I’ll be waiting for the next videos.

  18. nawara88 says:

    Nice Explanation, Thanks man

  19. videosdosoares says:

    Very nice way to explain the tubes !

    Good work !!!

    73´s de CT2FPE

  20. BartManNL says:

    Love your video’s, specially the explanation about the bias current!

  21. BlackAngusYoung says:

    Good video. Really glad to find it. I’ll have to watch it when I’m not high to really understand what you’re saying. I’m enjoying the editing.

  22. srfriggen says:

    great explanation. I’ve read about water pressure etc when it comes to electricity and voltage, but your use of the analogy went above and beyond!

  23. improvised440 says:

    These are different tube amplifier pictures that I found on the web. I agree that the one on 0:12 looks a bit peculiar but I think it’s a tube amplifier.

  24. serialkissersband says:

    that on 0:12 is an computer?

  25. ssech6 says:

    thank you very much you made it much more easier to understand this complicated subject about transistors, love you for it.

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