Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: THYRATRON/HYDROGEN
DATE: 1966–1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0641.001

MANUFACTURER: ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: CX1140
LOCATION: Chelmsford, England

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General Information

Serial #: 156056
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 31.0 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ENGLISH ELECTRIC
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Chelmsford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: CONTROLLED AN INDUSTRIAL POWER SUPPLY, FOR INSTANCE, A POWER SUPPLY FOR A MAGNETRON MICROWAVE INDUSTRIAL HEATER FOR DRYING PLYWOOD ETC./ ALSO USED AS A RADAR PULSE MODULATOR DEVICE
Technical: REPLACES MANY LESS SOPHISTICATED THYRATRONS OF SIMILAR RATING WHEN USED WITH BASE ADAPTERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON BASE: 'ENGLISH/ ELECTRIC/ VALVE/ CO LTD/ MADE IN/ ENGLAND/ [LOGO]/ CX1140/ 6827/ MADE IN ENGLAND [2 TIMES]'/ STAMPED ONENVELOPE '[UP ARROW] CV 8563/ ZG X Q'/ 'EEV[?] 343'/ STAMPED IN METAL ON TOP SECTION INSIDE ENVELOPE: '156056'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, circa 1966–1971, Artifact no. 1986.0641, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0641.001/

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