The difference between valve and tube

[madjazzbass]

Billy says...
’Tis but thy name that is mine enemy:
What's Montague? It is not hand nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part.
What's in a name? That which we call a tube or valve,
By any other name would smell as sweet.

Country. e.g. USA = Tube, England = Valve

Shakespeare plays Bass

 

[themickster]

It's lost something in translation.

I knew few, if any, would understand it. Some Geordies say 'wrong' as 'wrang'.

 

[themickster]

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This photo is of me when i was 16 the sign i am sitting under is the name of the village on the isle of Anglesey north wales my family are from Bangor not to far from there

That's the station's name and was made up as a joke in the village name. The true name means St Mary's church by the white hazel pool. I'll let you look up the meaning of the joke name.

 

[HolmeBass]

Leave it to the Brits to clear up this ?debate; shame on us Americans ... JK of course

More so than the naming issue, that video explains what triode, tetrode, and pentode tubes/valves are, and how the grid/plate is what allows for amplification. Also explains what “KT” means in tube/valve naming.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

All of this was reason enough to buy a Class D amp.

 

[Lowendtech]

All of this was reason enough to buy a Class D amp.

Interesting. My class D amp has 3 tubes. Or is that valves. No, I’ll call them tubes because the Amps moniker has a T in it and that T stands for Tube. Andy made it that way and that’s good enough for me.

 

[pglaser01]

When riding the Underground, at each stop it is announced “Mind the gap!” Now, if they would do this American a favor, could they add “Look right before crossing the street!” would be a good thing.

If they could also teach most Americans how to deal with a roundabout as well, that would be helpful.

 

[Bobbadfinger]

Brit vs american aside, I was in an audio fair some years ago, and a guy with a not so perfect english was trying to explain about a "vulve" amplifier.

 

[JTE]

Valves are for internal combustion engines. Except Mazdas...

All my Mazdas had valves- 1978 GLC, '90? 626, '97? Protégé, and another 626. Every one was a great, reliable, well-made, and long lasting car. Got over 100,000 miles from the factory clutch in the GLC and at least five people learned to drive a manual transmission on that clutch.

 

[themickster]

Yeah, and they say Scots talk funny.

Yew hint hard moy aaaccent yit

 

[dbsfgyd1]

If they could also teach most Americans how to deal with a roundabout as well, that would be helpful.

They do work great, but we make them too small in diameter and it makes it hard to merge. JMO. I remember one I was one somewhere between London and Bath that was awesome. Two lanes making merging a breeze.

 

[Black Out Jazz]

If they could also teach most Americans how to deal with a roundabout as well, that would be helpful.

Send so of that help my way. They recently installed one on the main road here and I swear 8 out of 10 people stop dead with nobody else coming. "whatwhatwhatwhat do I do??????"

 

[A9X]

Send so of that help my way. They recently installed one on the main road here and I swear 8 out of 10 people stop dead with nobody else coming. "whatwhatwhatwhat do I do??????"

I think many 'Muricans think European Vacation was an instructional film.

 

[Black Out Jazz]

I think many 'Muricans think European Vacation was an instructional film.

lol

 

[rollie 55]

I should be allowed to like this more than once.

Me too

 

[themickster]

If they could also teach most Americans how to deal with a roundabout as well, that would be helpful.

Give way to traffic already on the roundabout. Keep left when turning left or going straight on. Go to the inside lane to turn right.

I don't like roundabouts when I'm cycling.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Give way to traffic already on the roundabout. Keep left when turning left or going straight on. Go to the inside lane to turn right.

Shhhhh. You're not supposed to explain this in case the Germans or French invade.

 

[agedhorse]

Interesting. My class D amp has 3 tubes. Or is that valves. No, I’ll call them tubes because the Amps moniker has a T in it and that T stands for Tube. Andy made it that way and that’s good enough for me.

I suppose we could have called it the TV-800 except that Fender owns that trademark

 

[themickster]

Shhhhh. You're not supposed to explain this in case the Germans or French invade.

Oops. I don't think they're talking to us enough to invade.

 

[Snaxster]

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This photo is of me when i was 16 the sign i am sitting under is the name of the village on the isle of Anglesey north wales my family are from Bangor not to far from there

Railway conductors must absolutely hate this stop.