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01A Info
Country:  United States of America (USA)      Brand:  Common type USA 
  Developer:  RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
  Tube type:  Triode, vacuum   Universal 
Tube ID = 3654
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Identical to 01A = 201A = D401A = 201 = ER201A = C509A = C509 = 301A
Similar Tubes UX201A (other shape (e.g. bulb, size))   38001 (can normally be replaced - small diff'ce)   AX201A (other shape (e.g. bulb, size))   A_Common (can normally be replaced - small diff'ce)   UX-201-A (other shape (e.g. bulb, size))  
First Series   1932 -- Other type before this -same/similar characteristics - see exchange. Radios von gestern Seite 211, Domform
Predecessor Tubes UX201A   CX301A  

Base UX-Base (4 Pins (2 thick, USA 1924, UX) (Codex=Bo)
Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc.
Filament -: Direct / -: Battery = / If: 0.25 Ampere / Vf 5 Volts /
Description Tyne page 308ff brings the details of history. Here the main points only: The first tubes RCA is marketing in 1920 are the detector tube UV200 with argon gas filling and the UV201 Amplifier. Manufacturer was General Electric (GE).

In 1922 GE replaces the UV201 with the UV201A, having now a thorium filament.

In 1925 this tube comes with a new base and standardised construction (of 1923) for neutrodyne apparatus and is then called UX201A. Cunningham is naming the tube CX301A.

By having the tube with a shoulder type glass envelope (dome type) in 1932 the designation is changed to 01A.

The 01-A or 01A as we write it is a storage battery triode used as detector or amplifier.

Operating as grid-resistor detector are: plate volts = max. 45, grid resistor 2 or 3 megohms, grid capacitor 250 pF and grid return to filament plus. As biased detector, type 01-A has plate volts of 135 max, bias fo approx. - 13,5 volts. As amplifier, it has plate volts of 135 max., bias of - 9 volts. Filament takes 5 volts with 0.25 amperes.
 
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Literature Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
Babani, International Radio Tube Encyclopaedia

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  MK-Röhrentabelle
Daniel Consales
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Vitor Oliveira
 
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W.Sprick: Austausch-Röhren-Lexikon 1947
Günther Stabe

 
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Sylvania Rec. Tubes Manual 1944
Daniel Consales

Usage in Models   1= 1923 ; 1= 1924?? ; 12= 1924 ; 34= 1925 ; 49= 1926 ; 2= 1927? ; 34= 1927 ; 1= 1928? ; 13= 1928 ; 1= 1929? ; 7= 1929 ; 5= 1930?? ; 3= 1930? ; 2= 1930 ; 1= 1931? ; 3= 1932?? ; 4= 1932? ; 7= 1932 ; 1= 1933?? ; 1= 1934?? ; 1= 1934 ;
Number of Models with this tube   183
Further Information for

01A    

Short Illustrated History of the 01A (01A)  (17.01.2006) Konrad Birkner Clicks: 486     Replies: 0
RCA UV200 (Argon-gas filled at 0,05 mm Hg), and UV201 (vakuum) had brass base and tip; 1 amp @ 5 volt filament.   Marketed by RCA. announced in November 1920 and advertised for sale in December 1920. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UV201A (vakuum) from October 1922, brass base, tipped.  Filament took .25 anp @ 5 volt. From mid 1924 on bakelite base, no more tip.      both types UV201A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The new  UX based tubes were throughout untipped and used a Bakelite base. UX201A (vakuum) from August 1925; .25 amp @ 5volt, and UX200A (caesium vapor) from April 1926; .25 amp @ 5 volt.  UX200A        UX201A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham distributed the same tubes types but under different denomination: C in place of UV  and CX instead of UX. Furthermore the 20x numbers became 30x.  Consequently C300 = UV200  und  CX301 = UX201.   Cunningham CX301 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nomenclature Soon an abbreviated name came into everydays use for the practically identical tubes having different names. They were simply called the 01   or '01. That can be found even printed on schematics etc.   It was kind of a generic name. Officially this name 01A appeared around 1932 for the shoulder or dome type glass envelopes.   '01A with "shoulder" (dome type) RCA had initially no tube manufacturing. They marketed tubes made by Westinghouse or General Electric as a distributor, but under their own brand "Radiotron". Cunningham was also involved in that nearly monopolistic business. In 1930 RCA eventually established the " RCA Radiotron, Inc ." as their own manufacturing subsidiary.   Replacement since the 01A is a perfect functional replacement for a.m. tubes, it is not really an error if it is called for a radio before 1932. But anyway we should always try to state the coincident tube types for the models. Ref.: Saga of the Vacuum Tube Photos: Authors collection
 
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