Antique radios, Old Time Radios
UV217A
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Country:
United States of America (USA)
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| Identical to |
UV217A
= 217A
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| Similar
Tubes |
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
FP-52
Other characteristic (electr. data):
UV217
; UV217B
; UV217C
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| First Source
(s) |
Mar.1926 : Saga of the Vacuum Tube, Tyne p.323
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| Predecessor Tubes |
UV217
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| Base |
Jumbo 4-pin bayonet (1918)
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| Was used by |
Transmittertube (Radio) |
| Filament |
Vf 10 Volts / If 3.25 Ampere / Direct / Specified voltage AC/DC |
| Description |
Work started on development of this tube at the GE laboratories in March 1924 (?) and the type number was assigned to it in November the same year. It was released to the public in 1926. Being a rectifier, GE gave the tube the brandname: Kenotron.
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Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip |
x 215 x 51 mm / x 8.46 x 2.01 inch |
| Weight |
200 g / 7.05 oz |
| Information source |
- - Manufacturers Literature Development of Radiotron transmitting tubes to 193
Saga of the Vacuum Tube, Tyne p. 323
Tube Lore (II)
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UV217A: Fin Stewart
Fin Stewart
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Just Qvigstad
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