Magnetron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FIXED FREQ/PULSED/X-BAND
- DATE
- 1966
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0621.001
- MANUFACTURER
- English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- M598B
- LOCATION
- Chelmsford, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 784220
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.5 cm
- Width
- 11.5 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- English Electric
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Chelmsford
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960'S TO 1980'S (THIS TUBE)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PRODUCE A PULSE OF HIGH POWER RADIO WAVES IN A RADAR DEVICE AND TRANSMIT THEM THROUGH A WAVE GUIDE & ANTENNA - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON LABEL: 'MAGNETRON/ [EE LOGO]/ ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD./ TYPE M598B/ SERIAL NO 784220/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ STAMPED ON SIDE: 'EEVL/ T211'/ LABEL ON SIDE: 'MAGNET/ CAUTION/ Keep 2ins from steel or magnets'/ STICKER ON SHIPPING BOX STATES 'WRITE OFF/ CHECKED AUGUST 1986'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK GLOSSY PAINT ON PART OF BODY WITH BLUE MOTTLED ON OTHER
- Decoration
- N/A
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English Electric Valve Co. Ltd., Magnetron, circa 1966, Artifact no. 1995.0621, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.0621.001/
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