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550-A

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ID = 87091
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand: Boonton Radio Corp.; Boonton, NJ
Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   Text 
Identical to 550-A
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  5961

Base Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935
Was used by Technology / Measurement
Filament Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect
Description

This tube made by RCA for Boonton. It was a special quality tube used in the Boonton 192A Q meter. Listed as similar to 5961 in Tube Lore II , but questioned with a !, p. 151 but queastioned. Also no listing for 5961.

 
Information source Tube Lore (II)   p. 151


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