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217A

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ID = 7440
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY 
Tube type:  Half-Wave Vacuum Rectifier   Power-supply 
Identical to 217A = UV217A

Base Jumbo 4-pin bayonet (1918) (Codex=sp)
Was used by Transmittertube (Radio)
Filament Vf 10 Volts / If 3.2 Ampere / Direct / Specified voltage AC/DC
Description

Similar to 203A/UV203A but with no grid. 3.5KV PIV, 190mA.
GE, RCA, Westinghouse among known manufacturers. Also known as UV217A.

Wrong base diagram in Röhren-Codex.

 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip
x 195 x 51 mm / x 7.68 x 2.01 inch
Weight 185 g / 6.53 oz
Information source Tube Lore (II)   p. 30
Saga of the Vacuum Tube, Tyne   
Tube Lore (I)
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

217a_sock~~1.png 217A: Manufacturer's Literature
Anonymous 15 Collector


Just Qvigstad
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217A: RCA Technical Manual TT3
Miguel Angel Trujillo-Rodriguez

Usage in Models 1= 1922

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):1
 
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217A
 

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