Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: TR SWITCH/X BAND
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0626.001

MANUFACTURER: English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.
MODEL: BS192
LOCATION: Chelmsford, England

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General Information

Serial #: 783801
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Height: 4.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: English Electric
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Chelmsford

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1970'S & 1980'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS A SWITCH IN A RADAR DUPLEXER TO ISOLATE THE TRANSMITTER FROM THE RECEIVER. WHEN THE TRANSMITTER EMITS A PULSE, THE TR SWITCH BREAKS THE CONNECTION WITH THE RECEIVER & AFTER THE PULSE LEAVES IT RECONNECTS THE RECEIVER SO THE ECHO CAN BE RECEIVED
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL: 'ENGLISH/ ELECTRIC/ VALVE/ CO LTD/ EE [LOGO]/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ TYPE BS192/ SERIAL 783801'/ STAMPED IN FLANGE: '78604'/ STAMPED ON FLANGE: 'EEVL/ 21' 'EEVL/ T4'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK TUBE/ FLANGES TIN OR SILVER PLATED
Decoration: N/A

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English Electric Valve Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, after 1975, Artifact no. 1995.0626, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0626.001/

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