Summary
Electronic counting valve. Manufactured by Ericsson Telephones Ltd. . Used in Geiger counters and scintillation counters. Could count up to a rate of 1MHz, 50 times faster than the fastest neon types. 6.3 V indirectly heated cathode.
April 1960 list price: £12 (Stg.)
Manufacturer: Ericsson Telephones Limited, Tube Division, Beeston, Nottingham, England.
The item was donated by RMIT Radio Engineering probably in 1977
Physical Description
Red cylinder with dome on one end, enclosing glass bulb with 26 pin base. Magnetic.
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Manufacturer
Ericsson Telephones Ltd, Beeston, Nottingham, England, Great Britain, circa 1960
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Inscriptions
On label: " VS 10G / SERIAL No / 1053 ", " TROCHOTRON ", " MADE IN ENGLAND ", " WARNING / This tube must not be placed less / than 4" (10cm) away from a similar / tube or less than 2" (5cm) from / any magnetic material ", "MAGNETIC MATERIAL "
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Overall Dimensions
84 mm (Height), 45 mm (Outside Diameter)
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