Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BEAM TRIODE/VOLTAGE REGULATOR
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0297.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Tandy Corp.
- MODEL
- 6BK4C/6EL4A
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ CARDSTOCK BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- 12.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Receiving
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Radio Shack
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1960'S & 1970'S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED FOR VOLTAGE REGULATION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE LOW-CURRENT DC POWER SUPPLIES, IN COLOUR AND BLACK & WHITE TV RECEIVERS. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON TUBE GLASS: 'Realistic/ LIFETIME/ 6BKUC/6EL4A/ JAPAN/ 5H/ 6BKUC/ 6GL4A/ JAPAN'/ BOX: PRINTING INCLUDES 'REALISTIC/ LIFETIME TUBE/ 6BK4C/ 6EL4A/ GOLD CLAD/ Guaranteed for Life/.../ CUSTOM MANUFACTURED BY RADIO SHACK/ A TANDY CORPORATION COMPANY/ FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76107/ Printed in U.S.A./ Packaging/ COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/ SHOWN ON TUBE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TUBE- UNCOLOURED GLASS; BLACK BASE; YELLOW & WHITE PRINTING/ BOX: WHITE WITH GOLD & BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- BOX- DRAWING OF GOLD TUBE
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Tandy Corp., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0297, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0297.001/
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