Diode
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE
- DATE
- 1970–1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0283.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Fairchild
- MODEL
- FLV 100
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2METAL & SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 2.2 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Electricity & electronics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Fairchild
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF DIODE USED C. MID-1970S+
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID-STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HIS FATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO PERMIT THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY. - Technical
-
TWO FAIRCHILD FLV 100 GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE RED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE. EARLIEST SUCCESSFUL LIGHT EMITTING DIODES WERE RED, FOLLOWED BY YELLOW & GREEN. (REF. 3) PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S TO 1970S. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 marked "FLV 100 118" on cap..2 marked "FLV 100 346" on cap.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- .1-.2 RED SYNTHETIC CAPS; GOLDTONE METAL WIRES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Fairchild, Diode, circa 1970–1975, Artifact no. 1999.0283, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0283.001/
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