Summary
Electronic valve (beam tetrode) manufactured for Mullard and stored or packaged in Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co. Pty. Ltd. (AWV) packaging. Used as a spare part for the MUDPAC analogue computer. This valve most probably would have been used as a series regulator in a power supply.
It is likely that the valve was removed from MUDPAC and placed in the box that its replacement came in.
Physical Description
Tubular glass bulb with dome top on an octal base (6 pins present). Illegible text scratched into side of the base. Cardboard box with blue and red glossy background; red, white and blue printed text.
More Information
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Collection Names
Melbourne University Dual Package Analogue Computer (MUDPAC) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), 02 Dec 1987
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Manufacturer
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Inscriptions
On bulb: ' Mullard / MADE IN / U.S.A. / 772 ', ' U.S.A. / 6L6 / GC ' On base: 7/10/6(indistinct - possibly 9) On box: ' Super / RADIOTRON / AWV / RADIO / VALVE / AMALGAMATED / WIRELESS VALVE / CO. PTY. LTD. ', ' Super / RADIOTRON / 6L6GC '
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
41 mm (Width), 40 mm (Depth), 130 mm (Height)
Above dimensions are for the box.
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Part Dimensions
90 mm (Height), 35 mm (Outside Diameter)
Dimensions for valve only.
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Keywords
Electronics, Analogue Computers, Computers, Computer Technology, Electronic Engineering, Thermionic Electron Valves, Computer Engineering, Computer Hardware, MUDPAC (Computer)
