Joseph Gwinn wrote:
The EG&G FX-6A xenon flashtube is used in the General radio Strobotac,
which is used to measure the speed of machines rotating at up to 25,000
rpm.

The FX-6As darken with age, and are hard to find.



Thats an outrageous price! - depending on the mechanical fittings, it
SHOULD be possible to use a "standard" flash tube (their about $5 here)
- you would need to get a trigger transformer and add a wire wrapped
around the body to trigger them, but hey.....worth a try - might be
other considerations, would need to dig out the data sheets and see.

Andrew VK3BFA.