Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BEAM POWER AMPLIFIER
- DATE
- 1936–1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0335.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric
- MODEL
- 6L6
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.6 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1930'S TO 1960'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
IT WAS WIDEST USED IN HIGH POWER AMPLIFIERS IN CLASS AB MODE - Technical
-
WORLD'S FIRST BEAM POWER TETRODE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON OUTSIDE OF METAL CASE: '6L6'/ TX GE [LOGO] Electric [CURSIVE]/ TUBE'/ EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED BLACK WITH RED PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric, Vacuum tube, circa 1936–1956, Artifact no. 1966.0335, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0335.001/
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