Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: IMAGE ORTHICON
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1455.001

MANUFACTURER: ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: P807/5820
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 4211
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ENGLISH ELECTRIC
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED BY CBC IN CANADA
Function: TELEVISION CAMERA PICK-UP TUBE WHICH PROVIDES A STABLE PERFORMANCE OVER A WIDE RANGE OF LIGHT LEVELS WITH AN EXCELLENT RESOLUTION & SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IN CONVERTING PICTURES INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ETCHED ON GLASS: 'MADE [?]/ [LOGO]/ ENGLISH ELECTRIC/ VALVE CO. LTD./P807/5820/ 4211/ 2609'/ EMBOSSED IN BOTTOM OF BASE: '1' TO '10'/ PRINTED & HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL AFFIXED TO TUBE: 'TUBE NO. 4211/ P.C. Sens: 52 VA/LUMEN/ Mult.Gain: 1000+/ Res: 550 lines./ G1 Cutoff 80 V./ G4 Focus 235 V./ top focus./ Allgnmt current 28 MA./ Declr. 90 V.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS ENVELOPE/ BROWN BASE/ SILVERED INNER TUBE
Decoration: N/A

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.1455, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.1455.001/

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