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870

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ID = 6875
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY 
Tube type:  Half-Wave Mercury-Vapor Rectifier   Power-supply 
Identical to 870
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  38170
Multiple differences or of other kind:
  870A
Successor Tubes 870A  
Base Wires Wires only.
Was used by Transmittertube (Radio)
Filament Vf 5 Volts / If 70 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AC/DC
Description

Work started on the development of this tube at the GE laboratories in March 1930 and it was assigned the type number in April 1933. Use f the tube began in the fall of 1933. It has wire leads for the filament and anode. 16KV PIV, 7.5A DC.

 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip		 622 x x mm / 24.49 x x inch
Information source Tube Lore (II)   p. 70
Tube Lore (I)   
Babani, International Radio Tube Encyclopaedia
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49
 
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