Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIODE SHARP CUTOFF PENTODE
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0557.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 6AS8
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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
- 5.4 cm
- Width
- 2.1 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED IN TV AND RADIO RECEIVER APPLICATIONS. THE PENTODE UNIT IS USED AS AN IF AMPLIFIER, VIDEO AMPLIFIER, OR AGC AMPLIFIER. THE DIODE IS USED AS AN AUDIO DETECTOR, VIDEO DETECTOR, OR DC RESTORER. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON GLASS: '6AS8/ [ILLEGIBLE]'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Vacuum tube, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1966.0557, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0557.001/
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