Test set, vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MUTUAL CONDUCTANCE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0149.001
- MANUFACTURER
- B & K Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- 500 DYNA-QUIK
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- G14587
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE WITHDETACHABLE WOOD COVER, SHEET METAL PANELS AND MOUNTING CHASSIS/ BLACK PLASTIC HANDLE/ NEOPRENE FEET AND POWER CORD/ CLEAR PLASTIC METER CASE/ BAKELITE KNOBS AND TUBE SOCKETS/ CLEAR NEON LAMP COVER/ FABRIC COVERING/ PAPER CHART ON INSIDE LID
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.5 cm
- Width
- 37.0 cm
- Height
- 17.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- B&K
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1950-1970
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO TEST THE AMPLIFICATION FACTOR AND GENERAL QUALITY OF VACUUM TUBES. - Technical
-
A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT TYPE SELECTION ARRANGEMENT FROM OTHER TESTERS. THIS TESTER WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE VACUUM TUBE EQUIPPED TV PERIOD. IT WAS AIMED AT THE TV SERVICE MARKET. NO PRE-1936 TUBE SOCKETS OR INFO. PROVIDED.UR - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TUBE TYPES PRINTED BESIDE EACH TUBE SOCKET/ CALIBRATION INFO AROUND EACH KNOB AND TEST SWITCH/ PRINTED ON PANEL: 'B&K DYNA-QUIK/ MODEL 500/ TUBE TESTER/ B & K MFG. CO. CHICAGO ILLINOIS'
- Missing
- ALL SCREWS FOR PANELS.
- Finish
- BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER CASE/ BLACK HANDLE/ SILVER TOP PANEL WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BLACK KNOBS & JACKS
- Decoration
- N/A
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B & K Mfg. Co., Test set, vacuum tube, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1983.0149, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0149.001/
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