Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DETECTOR
- DATE
- 1926–1935
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0047.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA
- MODEL
- UX200A
- 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
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.4 cm
- Width
- 4.4 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
- RCA
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED AS A DETECTOR IN RADIO RECEIVERS - Technical
-
CONTAINS CAESIUM VAPOUR INSTEAD OF ARGON GAS (LIKE UX200TYPE) RESULTING IN MUCH MORE STABLE OPERATION & AN INCREASE IN SENSITIVITY - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ETCHED ON TOP OF GLASS BULB: 'RCA [LOGO]'/ "HOT-BRANDED" INTO BASE: 'RADIOTRON/ UX 200A'/ EMBOSSED IN BASE: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON/ RCA [LOGO]'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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RCA, Vacuum tube, circa 1926–1935, Artifact no. 1974.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0047.001/
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