Summary
General purpose triode used as a Class A amplifier, with a 1.5V directly heated cathode; designed for use in AC mains powered radios in the late 1920s. Was made obsolescent before 1930 by the development of indirectly heated valves, this example would have been made for replacement purposes. RCA did not declare it obsolete until 1952 and withdrew it from their line in 1954 at which time their inventory was zero.
Manufactured by RCA, USA.
Physical Description
Shouldered glass bulb on 4 pin UX style base.
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Acquisition Information
Unknown Acquisition Method from Unknown Source, 1981
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Bulb: MADE IN/26/U.S.A. Base: (RCA logo)/Cunningham/Radiotron
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Overall Dimensions
116 mm (Length), 44 mm (Outside Diameter)
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