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3B/850A

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ID = 82989
       
Country:
Great Britain (UK)
Brand: Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd. (STC); London, Foots Cray
Developer: Western Electric Company Inc.; New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Transmitting Triode, air cooled   Power/Output 
Identical to 3B/850A = 4242A
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  242A ; M-4242A

Base Jumbo 4-pin bayonet (1918)
Was used by Transmittertube (Radio)
Filament Vf 10 Volts / If 3.25 Ampere / Direct
Description

STC proprietary code for 4242A transmitting triode. Thoriated-tungsten filament, 85 W plate power dissipation, 6 MHz full ratings.

Equivalent to 242A.

 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip
x 204 x 59 mm / x 8.03 x 2.32 inch
Weight 160 g / 5.64 oz
Information source - - Manufacturers Literature   STC 1947 catalog, 1945 data sheet
Babani, International Radio Tube Encyclopaedia   p-.172 & 173
Universal Vade-Mecum, Electron Valves and Semiconductor Devices

jumbo_4_pin~~10.png 3B/850A: Fin Stewart
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