Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: AF RF AMPLIFIER/AIR-COOLED
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0426.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 331A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ CERAMIC/ SYNTHETIC/ CARDSTOCK/ FIBRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: IN ORIGINAL SEALED BOX BUT MADE FOR US NAVY DURING WWII
Canada: Unknown
Function: INTENDED FOR CLASS-B AF WHERE THE VARIABLE MU ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH OUTPUT WITH MINIMUM DISTORTION; ALSO AS AN RF AMPLIFIER OR OSCILLATOR UP TO 30 MHZ AT FULL POWER/ TO BE USED AS A MODULATOR IN AIRCRAFT RADIO TRANSMITTERS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON BASE: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN USA/ 331A'/ PRINTED ON BOX: 'U.S. NAVY/ TUBE 311A/ CONT. NXSS 24961/ WESTERN ELECTRIC/ ACCEPTED OCT 1944'/ ON BOX TAPE: 'Western Electric/ 331-a/ VACUUM TUBE/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WHITE CERAMIC INSERT/ UNFINISHED BRASS BASE/ BEIGE CARTON WITH BLUE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Vacuum tube, 1944, Artifact no. 1966.0426, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0426.001/

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