Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HALF WAVE/HIGH VACUUM
- DATE
- 1942
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1480.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 705A
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 541255
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ CERAMIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.5 cm
- Width
- 5.7 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Transmitting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECTIFY A-C CURRENT TO D-C CURRENT IN A TRANSMITTER/ USED IN NAVY RADAR & SMALL RADIO TRANSMITTERS - Technical
-
ELECTRODES WERE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THE HARD GLASS ENVELOPE/ ELIMINATION OF INTERNAL INSULATORS INSURED SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON BASE: 'CW-705A VT-255 WESTERN ELECTRIC-C MADE IN USA/ 541255'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WHITE CERAMIC BASE WITH BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Western Electric Co., Vacuum tube, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1969.1480, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1480.001/
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