General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS & PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD 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

1.8 cm

Height

4.4 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

Sylvania

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.

Function

MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS RF OR IF AMPLIFIER ESPECIALLY IN HIGH-FREQUENCY WIDE-BAND APPLICATIONS AT FREQUENCIES UP TO 400 MEGACYCLES PER SECOND.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL VERSION OF SHARP-CUTOFF PENTODE VACUUM TUBE, EQUIVALENT TOCOMMERCIAL 6AK5.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "S" [LOGO] & 5654/ 6AK5W/ JHC"; PARTIALLY OBLITERATED LETTERING READS "SYL/ GOLD/ MADE/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "SYLVANIA/ 5654/ 6AK5W/ GOLD BRAND"; BLACK LETTERING ON FLAP READS "SYLVANIA/ ELECTRIC/ PRODUCTS INC./ 1740 Broadway/ New York 19/ N.Y."; BLACK & GOLD LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "SYLVANIA/ GOLD BRAND/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/ MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

.2 PART OF END FLAP MISSING

Finish

.1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS/.2 GOLD & BLACK EXTERIOR

Decoration

.2 "S" & LIGHTNING LOGO ON SIDES & END