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VT17_GPO

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ID = 62885
       
Country:
Great Britain (UK)
Brand: Mullard Radio Valve Co. Ltd.;
Developer: Mullard Radio Valve Co. Ltd.;  
Tube type:  High-vacuum Rectifier   Text 
  <1925 extraordinarily rare. Production was less than 100 items. ****
Identical to VT17_GPO = CV1608 = U.4KW

Base Wires Wires only.
Was used by Telephony
Filament Vf 21 Volts / If 40 Ampere / Direct / Specified voltage AC/DC
Description

Tube designed for the British Post Office and first used in 1922. Only 28 tubes were produced. The tube operated at 27,500 anode volts anat 4000 watts. It had a silica bulb with wire leads.

 
Information source British Radio Valves - The Vintage Years: 1904-1925   Pages 83 and 133

 

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