Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: CLASS A AMPLIFIER PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0759.001

MANUFACTURER: RAYTHEON
MODEL: CK527AX
LOCATION: 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 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: 1.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 8.6 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: RAYTHEON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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: VACUUM TUBE USED AS CLASS A POWER OUTPUT AMPLIFIER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PENTODE POWER OUTPUT AMPLIFIER, CLASS A.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 YELLOW LETTERING ON TUBE READS "RAYTHEON/ CK527AX/ MADE IN U.S.A." & "209"; REDLETTERING READING "J2"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "CK-527-AX"; BLUE & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ Electronic Radio Tube [SCRIPT]/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ TORONTO CANADA" WITH PATENT INFO.
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS /.2 BLUE & RED EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 WHITE STARBURSTS ON SIDES; BLUE & WHITE "GE" LOGO ON END & 2 SIDES

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RAYTHEON, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0759, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0759.001/

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