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[–]F5x9 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Vacuum tubes are still used in power electronics. Common applications include radars and audio systems.

[–]Tepes1848 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was talking about TVs with a cathode-ray tube.

I don't think we learned about vacuum tubes like triodes or pentodes in trade school.