Summary
Mercury vapour rectifier. A pair of these valves used in a full wave circuit can produce over 3000 V at 0.5 A.
The identity of the manufacturer is revealed by the excise mark 2 over 4, this was the code allocated to the Philips Camperdown (Sydney) factory. Radiotron was the brand used by AWV.
Manufactured by Philips, Sydney, Australia.
Manufactured for AWV, Sydney, Australia.
2.5 V directly heated cathode.
Physical Description
Large shouldered glass bulb with top cap and four pin UX style base.
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Acquisition Information
Unknown Acquisition Method from Unknown Source, 1981
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Manufactured For
Australian Wireless Valve Co (AWV Co), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1945
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Inscriptions
Base: Radiotron/MADE IN AUSTRALIA/(excise mark 2 over 4)/J85 Label on base: J85 Bulb: (illegible)A
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Overall dimensions
165 mm (Length), 60 mm (Outside Diameter)
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