My high-vacuum Penning gauge has been having some problems lately. The last time that I "fixed" it, I used lead solder to create a crushable metal seal between the parts of the gauge body. Eventually the rosin leaked out and probably caused contamination within the gauge.
I bought some Indium wire on eBay to replace the metal seals after cleaning the gauge with a bead blaster, sandpaper on glass, and lots of alcohol swabs.
Proper explanation of Penning Gauges:
http://www.thinksrs.com/downloads/PDFs/ApplicationNotes/IG1hotapp.pdf
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Ben,
I have tried and failed to email you. I wasn't able to prove that I was human.
I never imagined that failing a stupid computers touring test was a task for my future.
I was wanting to ask you some questions about X-ray tubes.
If you are open to this, drop me a line at saileralan the usual gmail the usual com.
Cheers.
~Alan Sailer
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