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242C

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ID = 15335
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: Western Electric Company Inc.; New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Transmitting Triode, air cooled   Power/Output 
Identical to 242C = ML-242C = GL-242C
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  242B ; 4242A ; AT80 ; CV2587 ; MW100
Different maximum ratings:
  242A ; 511

Base Jumbo 4-pin bayonet (1918) (Codex=Byy)
Was used by Transmittertube (Radio)
Filament Vf 10 Volts / If 3.25 Ampere / Direct / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC
Description

242A with redesigned metal plate, retaining the same 100W dissipation as 211.
Amperex, GE, STC, NEC, WE. Also listed in Tube Lore II, p. 236

 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip
x 210 x 64 mm / x 8.27 x 2.52 inch
Weight 200 g / 7.05 oz
Information source Babani, International Radio Tube Encyclopaedia   p. 178 & 179
Tube Lore (I)   
- - Manufacturers Literature
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

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Anonymous 10 Collector


Just Qvigstad
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242C: own collection
Peter den Boer

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242C
 

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