Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: POWER AMPLIFIER/OSCILLATOR
DATE: 1942–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0370.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 6C4
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ PAPER/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Receiving
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS A CASCODE AMPLIFIER IN VHF COLOUR LOCAL OSCILLATOR IN FM AND OTHER HF CIRCUITS AND AS A CLASS C RF AMPLIFIER
Technical: ONE OF THE FIRST TYPES OF 7-PIN BUTTON BASE INDIRECTLY- HEATED MINIATURES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: '[LOGO] Westinghouse/ Q/ B/ 6C4/ MADE IN/ CANADA'/ BOX: PRINTING INCLUDES: 'Westinghouse/ 6C4/ QB/ Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/ Printed in Canada/ Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/ Canadian Westinghouse CompanyLimited HAMILTON, CANADA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH YELLOW PRINTING/ BOX: WHITE, BLACK & GOLD
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, between 1942–1970, Artifact no. 1966.0370, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0370.001/

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