Gernsback Electrolytic Interrupter No. 8000

Electro Importing Co. (Eico); New York City, NY

  • Year
  • 1913–1918
  • Category
  • Radio part (not a module) 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 280667

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Gernsback Electrolytic Interrupter No. 8000 - Electro Importing Co. Eico;
  • Shape
  • Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 6 x 12 x 6 inch / 152 x 305 x 152 mm
  • Notes
  • This device is used in series with the AC or DC supply to interrupt the current to the spark transformer in a wireless spark transmitter. It performs a function similar to a vibrator on a spark coil.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 2.25 $
  • Mentioned in
  • 1914 Electro Importing Catalog No. 12 page 28-29
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • 1918 Electro Importing Catalog No. 19 page 100
  • Author
  • Model page created by Richard Groshong. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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