Magnetron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940–1946
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0640.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Electric
- MODEL
- R.E.L. 3 BX
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- 17858
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL-BRASS(?) & COPPER/ GLASS TUBES/ CARDBOARD PACKING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 4.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Northern Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE USED IN 1940'S
- Canada
-
BUILT FOR THE R.E.L., A WARTIME CROWN CORP. ESTABLISHED IN CANADA TO PRODUCE WARTIME EQUIPMENT. - Function
-
HIGH FREQUENCY, HIGH POWER OSCILLATOR FOR RADAR APPLICATIONS. - Technical
-
BASED ON THE CAVITY MAGNETRON DEVELOPED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM IN 1940. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON TOP: 'RESEARCH/ ENTERPRISES LIMITED/ TYPE NO. 3 BX/ SERIAL NO. 17858/ MFD. BY N.E. CO.'/ BOTTOM STAMPING ILLEGIBLE/ STAMPED ON CARDBOARD WRAPPING 'A.F./ 4106'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK LACQUER/ WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Electric, Magnetron, between 1940–1946, Artifact no. 1968.0640, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0640.002/
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