Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THYRATRON/DIODE/VOLTAGE REG
- DATE
- 1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1976.0527.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA
- MODEL
- UX874
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.3 cm
- Width
- 3.5 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
- RCA
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
IS A VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THE MOST COMMON USE IS IN CONNECTION WITH DEVICES FOR SUPPLYING PLATE VOLTAGE FOR RADIO SETS FROM AN A.C. LINE. - Technical
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THE UNIQUE AND USEFUL PROPERTY OF THIS TUBE IS THAT FOR ANY CURRENT UP TO THE MAXIMUM RATING, THE VOLTAGE DROP ACROSS THE TUBE REMAINS APPROXIMATELY CONSTANT AT ABOUT 90 VOLTS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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RCA, Vacuum tube, after 1924, Artifact no. 1976.0527, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0527.001/
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