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Usagi Electric (David)

I have an unhealthy obsession with vacuum tubes, but I'm terrified of high voltages. Low voltage tubes it is then!

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This is a 1-bit vacuum tube computer running at just +24V and -12V.
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Using an Arduino to test vacuum tubes at just 24V.
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Dr. Cockroach wrote 10/26/2021 at 10:30 • point

Thank you for the follow and like of my #LLTP - Light Logic Transistorless Processor 

I think your tube and relay work is very cool :-)

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Mitsuru Yamada wrote 09/24/2021 at 00:30 • point

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