Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: MEDIUM MU TWIN TRIODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0795.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: 5814WA
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 2.1 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: General Electric
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: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS PHASE INVERTER OR PUSH-PULL AMPLIFIER IN AC/DC RADIO EQUIPMENT & IN OTHER APPLICATIONS SUCH AS MULTIVIBRATORS OR OSCILLATORS IN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL DEVICES. ALSO USED AS COMBINED VERTICAL OSCILLATOR & VERTICAL DEFLECTION AMPLIFIER, & AS HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION OSCILLATOR IN TELEVISION RECEIVERS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL VERSION OF MEDIUM-MU TWIN TRIODE, EQUIVALENT TOCOMMERCIAL 12AU7.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "GE [LOGO]/ Electronic [SCRIPT]/ TUBE", "5814", "5814WA/ MADE IN U.S.A." & "31/ QX"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS & PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0795, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0795.001/

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