PW> DB> got one. any way to tell which terminal is POS/NEG? do it matter  
 PW> DB> which way I hook it up? will it fry otherwise?---  
 PW>  
 PW>  Make/model? And yep, it does matter. Cathode is generally at the 
 PW> end with the gas filling stub. (also the same end the beam comes out 
 PW> of) 
Tanx Paul. it works! 
Uniphase S/N 237435 about 15 cm long, 2.5cm dia. 2 watt? 
my 3kv .5w 12vdc input. the beam seems to be about 2mm dia. 
given the brightness of the roseate light seen thru the sides of 
the tube, I'm kinda less than impressed with the beam. 
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