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OBJECT TYPE
AMPLIFIER SHARP CUT-OFF PENTODE
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1998.0709.001
MANUFACTURER
RCA Victor Co. Ltd.
MODEL
6CF6
LOCATION
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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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
5.4 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
RCA
Country
Canada
State/Province
Québec
City
Montréal

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Unknown
Canada
CANADIAN MADE ITEM FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.
Function
MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED IN TELEVISION RECEIVERS AS INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER AT FREQUENCIES UP TO ABOUT 45 MEGACYCLES PER SECOND & AS RF AMPLIFIER IN VHF TELEVISION TUNERS. BECAUSE OF ITS PLATE CURRENT CUTOFF CHARACTERISTIC, THIS TYPE IS USED GAIN CONTROLLED STAGES OF VIDEO IF AMPLIFIERS.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF SHARP CUTOFF PENTODE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6CF6/ CANADA", "RCA/ ELECTRON/ TUBE/ RCA [LOGO]" & "R/ XXM"/.2 WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "RCA/ 6CF6"; WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON TUBE", "RCA VICTOR/ COMPANY, LTD./ Montreal, Canada", "World's Best-Known/ ELECTRON TUBE", "WARRANTED/ AGAINST DEFECTS/ IN WORKMANSHIP,/ MATERIALS/ AND CONSTRUCTION", "The Fountainhead of/ Modern/ Tube Development is/ RCA", WITH PATENT INFO. ON END FLAP
Missing
COMPLETE
Finish
.1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS /.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration
.2 2 "HISMASTER'S VOICE" LOGO ON 2 SIDES OF BOX; "RCA" LOGO ON 2 SIDES

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