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Auto-Gated Power Supply

  • Douglas Shaw

When the power supply is “Auto-Gated,” it means the system is turning itself on and off at a very rapid rate. This, combined with a thin film attached to the Microchannel plate (an ion barrier) reduces blooming. While “blooming” can…

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Automatic Brightness Control (ABC)

  • Douglas Shaw

An electronic feature that automatically reduces voltages to the Microchannel Plate to keep the image intensifier’s brightness within optimal limits and protects the tube. The effect of this can be seen when rapidly changing from low-light to high-light conditions; the…

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