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K1_Thorpe

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ID = 28601
       
Country:
Great Britain (UK)
Brand: Thorpe Radio Valve Co/Bower Electric Ltd.; London
Developer: Thorpe Radio Valve Co/Bower Electric Ltd.; London 
Tube type:  Triode, vacuum   Universal 
  <1925 rare.
Identical to K1_Thorpe
First year 1924 Saga of the Vacuum Tube, Tyne page 388
First Source (s)
1924 : British Radio Valves - The Vintage Years: 1904-1925 p.41

Base Europe 4-Pin B4 (Eu A, E, 4A) 1914
Filament Vf 5 Volts / If 0.42 Ampere / Direct / Battery =
Description Thrower quotes 0.36 amp, while Tyne gives 0.42 amps.
Used a spiral wire wound anode. Probably to circumvent the Marconi patent for cylindrical anode. Thorpe pretended this to be a more efficient "electron trap"... 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip
48 x 124 x 30 mm / 1.89 x 4.88 x 1.18 inch
Weight 55 g / 1.94 oz
Information source British Radio Valves - The Vintage Years: 1904-1925   


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