Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIODE SHARP CUTOFF PENTODE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0900.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA
- MODEL
- 6AM8A
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- 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
- 5.5 cm
- Width
- 2.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Television
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- RCA
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA - Function
-
USED IN TV RECEIVER APPLICATIONS. THE PENTODE UNIT IS USED AS AN IF AMPLIFIER, VIDEO AMPLIFIER OR AGC AMPLIFIER. THE HIGH-PERVEANCE DIODE IS USED AS AN AUDIO DETECTOR, VIDEO DETECTOR, OR DC RESTORER. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON GLASS: '6AM8A/ MADE IN/ CANADA/ RCA/ XXB'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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RCA, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0900, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0900.001/
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