Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TWIN DIODE/DETECTOR
- DATE
- 1940–1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0888.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RTT
- MODEL
- 12AL5
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ CARDSTOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.1 cm
- Width
- 1.8 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
- RTT
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED AS A DETECTOR IN FM AND TELEVISION CIRCUITS. IT IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL AS A RADIO DETECTOR IN AC/DC FM RECEIVERS. - Technical
-
IDENTICAL TO MODEL 6AL5 EXCEPT FOR HEATER RATINGS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON GLASS: '12AL5/ HOD'/ PRINTED ON BOX: 'RTT/ 12AL5/ RTT Electron Tube/ Premium Quality Receiving Tube/ RTT/ COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/ AS MARKED ON TUBE'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH GREY PRINTING/ BOX: WHITE WITH ORANGE & BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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RTT, Vacuum tube, circa 1940–1970, Artifact no. 1995.0888, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0888.001/
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