Antique radios, Old Time Radios
55
|
Country:
United States of America (USA)
|
|
Brand:
|
Common type USA tube/semicond.
Genalex, BGE (brand), British General Electric Co. Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW.
Osram (tubes/valves) - see British General Electrics; Sydney
Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC
Purotron, Raga AG; Zürich
Mazda (tubes), Mazda-Belvu, Compagnie des Lampes; Paris
Ajax - (Alladin Tube Co); New York, NY
Arcturus Radio Tube Co.; Newark, NJ
Champion Radio Works; Danvers, Massachusetts
Ken-Rad, The Kentucky Radio Corporation; Owensboro, KY
Raytheon Mfg. Co.; Cambridge, MA
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
Sonatron Tube Company; Chicago and New York
Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA)
Triad Television & Mfg. Co.; Pawtucket, RI
Tung-Sol Electric Inc.; Newark (NJ)
|
| Developer: |
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) |
| Tube type: |
Double Diode-Triode Audio Frequency |
|
| Identical to |
55
= UZ-55
= A255
= CV2537
= PH55
= 255
= NU-55
= ER55
= G-55
|
| Similar
Tubes |
Other shape (e.g. bulb type):
55S
; G-55-S
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
F55
Other class quality (otherwise equal):
NU-55S
Heater different:
85
Other base and other heater:
6C7
; 6V7G
|
| First year |
1931
Radios von gestern, 2. Auflage
|
| First Source
(s) |
Sep.1932 : -- Collector info (Sammler)
|
|
Successor Tubes
|
85
6C7
|
|
|
Variants
Röhre von Arcturus mit blauem Glas.
|
|
|
You reach this tube or valve page from a search
after clicking the "tubes" tab or by clicking a tube
on a radio model page. You will find thousands
of tubes or valves with interesting links. You
even can look up radio models with a certain tube
line up.
[rmxtube-en]
| Data Compliance |
More Information |
|
|
|
