Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BROADCASTING/AIR-COOLED
- DATE
- 1960–1961
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0757.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Philips
- MODEL
- 6078/AX97068
- LOCATION
- Netherlands
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General Information
- Serial #
- 664/5840
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL (INCLUDING COPPER & NICKEL)/ GLASS/ WOOD FRAME
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 63.0 cm
- Width
- 28.5 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
- Philips
- Country
- Netherlands
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1961-1976
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADIAN IONOSPHERIC RESEARCH AT SHIRLEY'S BAY - Function
-
USED AS THE FINAL TRANSMITTING TUBE IN AN 800 KW IONOSPHERIC SOUNDING TRANSMITTER - Technical
-
REPUTED LARGEST AIR COOLED TUBE MANUFACTURED - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'PHILIPS' AND 'TYPE 6078/AX 97068' STAMPED ON TOP SIDES OF GLASS ENVELOPE, WHITE/ '5840' STAMPED ON TOP OF ENVELOPE, WHITE/ '664' STAMPED INTO RING JUST BELOW ENVELOPE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- SILVER PLATED CONNECTORS/ BOTTOM PLATE RING BRIGHT PLATE, PROBABLY NICKLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Philips, Vacuum tube, circa 1960–1961, Artifact no. 1980.0757, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0757.001/
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