Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TWIN DIODE REMOTE CUTOFF PENTODE
- DATE
- 1944–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0699.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Rogers
- MODEL
- 6B7S
- LOCATION
- Canada
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
- 11.2 cm
- Width
- 3.8 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
- Rogers
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED AS A COMBINED DETECTOR, AMPLIFIER AVC TUBE - Technical
-
ROGERS WAS ONLY CO. THAT USED A GREY 'SPRAY SHIELD' (AFTER 1931)/ TYPE 6B75 WAS DISCONTINUED BY 1950. IT HAS THE EXTERNAL SHIELD CONNECTED TO THE CATHODE. ITS ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF 6B7 BUT THE TWO TYPES ARE NOT DIRECTLY INTERCHANGEABLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON BASE: 'ROGERS [LOGO]/ - LICENSED BY -/ THERMIONICS LTD./ PAT. CANADA 1922-44/ 6B7S'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GREY SPRAY PAINT WITH GREEN PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Rogers, Vacuum tube, between 1944–1950, Artifact no. 1982.0699, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1982.0699.001/
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