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OBJECT TYPE: AMPLIFIER DETECTOR SHARP CUTOFF/PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0650.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: 5693
LOCATION: Harrison, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL ENVELOPE & PINS; SYNTHETIC BASE/.2CARDBOARD 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: 3.4 cm
Height: 6.5 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: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Harrison

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: METAL TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS RF AMPLIFIER & BIASED DETECTOR; AS DETECTOR, IT IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING LARGE AUDIO-FREQUENCY OUTPUT VOLTAGE WITH RELATIVELY SMALL INPUT VOLTAGE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL VERSION OF SHARP-CUTOFF PENTODE, EQUIVALENT TO COMMERCIAL 6JS7.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 RED LETTERING ON TUBE READS "MADE IN/ U.S.A./ 6426/ RCA/ RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON/ TUBE/ RCA [LOGO]/ 5693"; INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "39 A5 U.S.A."/.2 WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "RCA/ 5693/ WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON TUBE/ RADIO CORPORATION/ OF AMERICA/ Harrison, N.J./ Made in U.S.A./ Trade Mark(s) Registered/ Marca(s) Registrada(s)"; "THE MOST/ TRUSTED NAME/ IN ELECTRONICS"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 RED ENVELOPE & BASE; METALLIC PINS/.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 "RCA" LOGO ON SIDES & END; WHITE STRIPE ON SIDES

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Radio Corp. of America, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0650, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0650.001/

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