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Miniwatt E1T. This uses an electron-beam targetting a fluorescent screen to display the count.

 

H Heater
K Cathode
S Screen
G1 Control grid
B Beam forming electrodes
G2 Accelerating electrode
D Left deflector
D' Right deflector
Ah Auxiliary anode
G3, G5 Supressor grids
G4 Slotted electrode
A1 Reset anode
A2 Anode
L Conductive/fluorescent layer

Essentially a very small CRT, the E1T emits a ribbon-shaped electron beam which is guided to the fluorescent screen. In operation, the beam is moved one step at a time to the left by 'D' and moves to the next slot in G4. At each slot, electrons will also pass through the corresponding slot in A2 and on to the screen. When the beam reaches the far left it strikes A1 which can be used to reset the beam and thus the count via external circuitry.

E1T
E1T base E1T internals E1T internals Base, and two shots of the internal structure.
Hard to see without opening the device, but held to the light, three of the 10 slots can be seen. E1T slots

This file was last modified 23:18:47, Saturday June 07, 2008