Summary
High gm pentode used as a video and broadband IF amplifier in early television receivers and radar.
Although originally developed for civilian use in television receivers in 1938 and called the 1852 at that time, this valve was renamed 6AC7 and was produced in huge numbers during World War II for use in radar.
Manufacturer: The Ken-Rad Corporation, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.
6.3 V indirectly heated cathode.
Physical Description
Tubular metal bulb with octal base.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Science Museum of Victoria (SMV), 01 Aug 1971
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Manufacturer
The Ken-Rad Corporation, Owensboro, Kentucky, United States of America, 1940-1949
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Inscriptions
Bulb: Ken-Rad/Made in USA/6AC7/1852
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Overall Dimensions
64 mm (Length), 32 mm (Outside Diameter)
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