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866A/866

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ID = 83583
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Half-Wave Mercury-Vapor Rectifier   Power-supply 
Identical to 866A/866

Base UX-Base (4 Pins (2 thick, USA 1924, UX) Top contact with a cap.
Was used by Industrial
Filament Vf 2.5 Volts / If 5 Ampere / Direct
Description

This tube has both type numbers 866A/866 and was developed by RCA in 1941. Dual type numbers were shown on at least five other known brands The tube was claimed to give high perveance of the 866 and the high PIV of the 866A. The type number was reverted by RCA to 866A in 1947.

 
Information source Tube Lore (II)   p. 80

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Fin Stewart


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866A/866
 

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