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Old 18th Feb 2024, 12:09 pm   #1
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Default Terminology- “Spud”

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I came across the term “ spud” when looking at a pcb I recently purchased, and was curious as I have never hear this term before.
It would seems to be an American derived term - Valve - Tube - Spud !
Any one else heard this terminology?
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 12:28 pm   #2
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Default Re: Terminology- “Spud”

Abbreviation of 'spudger'?

What is the context?
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 12:35 pm   #3
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Default Re: Terminology- “Spud”

Baby Huey is another one from the other side of the water.
I just regard the terms as a regional dialect and move on.
Lets see if someone local to where these terms became popular comes along.
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 12:38 pm   #4
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Mods not sure if this is correct location please move as necessary,thanks.
I came across the term “ spud” when looking at a pcb I recently purchased, and was curious as I have never hear this term before.
It would seems to be an American derived term - Valve - Tube - Spud !
Any one else heard this terminology?
John
What's the context? Is it stencilled on the PCB for example?

Found this online:-

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What is a spud amp? The usual definition is an amp that uses one tube per channel. It comes from the phrase "one tuber" which was shortened to "tuber" which is another word for a potato, and so is "spud". Somehow the name stuck.
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 12:57 pm   #5
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Yes it is printed on pcb, see picture. I really don’t like this type of terminology but I’m probably old fashioned.
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 4:13 pm   #6
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Default Re: Terminology- “Spud”

Only just a 1-tuber- ECL82 or PCL82 hinted at on the PCB are 2 spuds in one bottle......
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 5:49 pm   #7
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Depends on how you define a tube. A word which I hate, give me a valve any day.

I'd define it has the complete entity, not the electrode structure within it.
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 6:54 pm   #8
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Completely agree Graham.
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This is the pcb referenced here

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...2&postcount=13

I downloaded the Gerbers and ordered some pcbs.

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Old 18th Feb 2024, 7:24 pm   #10
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I find the jump from tuber to spud rather amusing. While we can deplore the Yankees' 'toobs', the venerable spudde has a long and delicious history from short knife to edible vegetable. I'm sure some other tubers could substitute. A yam-amp or yamp, for example.
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Old 18th Feb 2024, 9:19 pm   #11
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I had an amusing German to English translation of an advertisement for a a tabletop radio/Tefi player a month or so ago.

It was translated as having a 6 pipe radio chassis. The translation had thought tube and pipe were the same thing!!

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Old 18th Feb 2024, 9:48 pm   #12
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Default Re: Terminology- “Spud”

It's a reasonable mis-interpretaion to make, though, with "Röhre" being the German for what engineers call a "tube" and the general public call a "pipe", "tube" of course having a far wider context than just electronic valves in most peoples' understanding, particularly outside the USA.
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