Test set, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: DYNAMIC CONDUCTANCE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0217.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CO. INC.
MODEL: 666
LOCATION: Long Island City, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 15378
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL CASE & LID/ ALUMINUM TOP PANEL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Service-test equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: EICO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Long Island City

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1960'S TO 1980'S
Canada: PURCHASED AND USED BY DONOR WHO RAN A RADIO & TV REPAIR BUSINESS
Function: USED TO TEST VACUUM TUBES; PILOT AND CHRISTMAS TREE LAMPS; AND TRANSISTORS (SEE MANUAL IN SUPP.INFO. FOR SPECIFIC TESTS IT CAN BE USED FOR)
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF LESS EXPENSIVE TUBE TESTER - COULD BE OBTAINED EITHER AS A KIT OR AN ASSEMBLED TEST SET
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP PANEL: 'ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CO., INC. L.I. CITY 1, N.Y. SER. NO. 15378/ MODEL EICO 666 REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ DYNAMIC CONDUCTANCE TUBE & TRANSISTOR TESTER/ FILAMENT/ TRANSISTOR TEST/ LINE ADJ/ GRID/ PLATE/ (GRADATIONS AROUND VARIOUS DIALS & LEVERS)'/ TOP OF ROLL CHART: 'FOR 10 PIN MINIATURE, 12 PIN COMPACTRONS, NOVAR, DECAL/ MAGNOVAL, 2 PIN RECTIFIER AND NUVISTOR TYPE TUBES USE/ MODEL 610A ADAPTER'/ METER IN CENTRE READS IN PART: 'ICO GOOD/ DIODES GOOD/ REPLACE ? GOOD/ PERCENT DYNAMIC CONDUCTANCE AND BETA/ INTER-ELEMENT LEAKAGE/ EICO/ ELECTRONIC INST. CO. INC.,/ LONG ISLAND CITY 1, N.Y. MODEL 666/ 72006'
Missing: N/A
Finish: OUTSIDE DARK GREY, CRACKLE FINISH/ BLACK KNOBS & BUTTONS/ BRUSHED ALUMINUM TOP PANEL WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CO. INC., Test set, vacuum tube, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1994.0217, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0217.001/

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