Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: THYRATRON/HYDROGEN/CONTROL
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0510.001

MANUFACTURER: KUTHE LABORATORIES
MODEL: 5C22
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3667
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ CERAMIC BASE

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: 6.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KUTHE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED FOR PULSING SERVICE AT HIGH REPETITION FREQUENCIES, HIGH PEAK CURRENTS, & HIGH VOLTAGE.
Technical: FEATURE IS THE SHORT DEIONIZATION TIME REQUIRED TO CONVERT GASEOUS IONS TO NEUTRAL MOLECULES WHEN TUBE IS SHUT OFF. IT CAN ALSO BE OPERATED OVER A WIDE RANGE OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WITHOUT CHANGE IN ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS/IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PREVIOUS MERCURY THYRATRONS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BASE: 'JAN-CADK-5C22/ MADE IN U.S.A./ KUTHE LABORATORIES'/ HANDWRITTEN INSIDE TUBE: '3667'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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KUTHE LABORATORIES, Vacuum tube, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1969.0510, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0510.001/

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