Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HALF WAVE/VACUUM
- DATE
- 1930–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0903.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA
- MODEL
- 878
- 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
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 4.6 cm
- Height
- 18.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Transmitting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- RCA
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT AC CURRENT TO DC - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A RECTIFIER WHICH CONVERTS HIGH AC INPUT TO A LOW DC OUTPUT - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON GLASS: 'MADE IN/ 878/ U.S.A.'/ HOT-BRANDED INTO BASE: 'RCA [LOGO] Radiotron'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ CHROMED METAL CAP
- Decoration
- N/A
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RCA, Vacuum tube, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1972.0903, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0903.001/
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