Tube books for download

[BradAvenson]

Now here is nice site with a bunch of good info.
http://www.pmillett.com/index.html

There are even quite a few whole book scans.
http://www.pmillett.com/tecnical_books_online.htm

I had downloaded some tube datasheets before, but I didn't know there was that much info there.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

Wow! Thanks for that link, Brad. I actually have a couple of these books in my collection, but most are new to me. The one on transformer was my first download! Excellent! :thumb:

A P

 

[The Kid]

:shock: Those aren't just huge, they're fucking gi-normous! 151MB would send my computer into a coma! (Hell, 5MB gets it drunk!) :sam: :green:

 

[clintrubber]

Where to begin reading ? :roll:

Thanks for the link Brad !

 

[Larrchild]

Fantastic Reference Material.
Good Job!

 

[kiira]

The reference that Paul Stamler recommended to me is there for download.

"High-Fidelity Circuit Design, Norman Crowhurst and George Cooper, 1957, 296 pages - Courtesy of John Atwood

The title pretty much says it all here.. this is a practical guide to the design of audio circuits.
Download full text, 21MB PDF file"

I would read it now if my T1 would give it to me faster than 6kbs lol.

Kiira

 

[Rob Flinn]

"High-Fidelity Circuit Design, Norman Crowhurst and George Cooper, 1957, 296 pages

Norman Crowhurst is a great electronic/audio writer. I have a few of his audio pamphlets as well as books. He`s really good at giving practical real life information, that gets lost in maths in other publications.

 

[bradzatitagain]

Anyone found any Fredrick Terman on line?

 

[starfish]

I printed and spent about a week with "Basic Theory and Applications of Electron Tubes." Between that and the explanations here by PPR and others, I'm finally starting to get a glimpse of a clue. The Radiotron Designer's Handbook is next. I guess it's never to late to go back to school. :roll: Thanks for all the great info. D@mn dialup!

 

[NewYorkDave]

I haven't seen any Terman online, but at least the books are still cheap--and likely to remain that way since he's over the head of the typical audio dilettante (and his books don't feature pictures of "kEwL vInTAge tOoB cOmpressorZ" or whatever...).

 

[kiira]

[quote author="Rob Flinn"]

"High-Fidelity Circuit Design, Norman Crowhurst and George Cooper, 1957, 296 pages

Norman Crowhurst is a great electronic/audio writer. I have a few of his audio pamphlets as well as books. He`s really good at giving practical real life information, that gets lost in maths in other publications.[/quote]

Of the writers I've tried so far he is the most understandable and it isn't all maths either. I still don't understand the maths he uses though right away. He has also written a few books about using mathematics practically, Math For Dummies ha ha for the 50s crowd. Maybe I should look at one of them.

I wish I had a list of all the formulas, say from easiest to hardest which are commonly used in tube designs with descriptions of how they are used, where, and examples, and reminders of the symbols which are used. Like start with the simple ones like ohms law and p=ei. Even when I can do a formula I'm looking all through the book I have trying to find the right one and remembering what the variables mean.

Kiira

 

[NewYorkDave]

This is a handy reference.

http://www.qsl.net/wa7zcz/area2/t_of_c.html

Look for a copy at your local hamfest. They're plentiful and cheap. I keep one copy in my toolbox, one at home, one at my desk...

If I ever get around to it, maybe I'll scan one of my copies into a PDF file, which would be more convenient for printing than the HTML-format version linked above.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

[quote author="bradzatitagain"]Anyone found any Fredrick Terman on line?[/quote]

If you live near a college town (particularly an engineering school) you might find one in a used book shop. I got a nice copy when a prof retired and just stacked a bunch of books outside his door. :grin: Google around, too--you should be able to find one for $20 or so that way.

A P

 

[bradzatitagain]

Wow, I so have to have this:

http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2006/02/17/1/?nc=1

[quote author="NewYorkDave"]I haven't seen any Terman online, but at least the books are still cheap--and likely to remain that way since he's over the head of the typical audio dilettante (and his books don't feature pictures of "kEwL vInTAge tOoB cOmpressorZ" or whatever...).[/quote]

 

[kiira]

[quote author="NewYorkDave"]This is a handy reference.

http://www.qsl.net/wa7zcz/area2/t_of_c.html

Look for a copy at your local hamfest. They're plentiful and cheap. I keep one copy in my toolbox, one at home, one at my desk...

If I ever get around to it, maybe I'll scan one of my copies into a PDF file, which would be more convenient for printing than the HTML-format version linked above.[/quote]

They are $2-$5 from numerous bookfinder hits. :razz: yay.

thanks Dave,

Kiira