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878

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ID = 7486
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY 
Tube type:  Half-Wave Vacuum Rectifier   Power-supply 
Identical to 878 = REL16 = 38278
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  878A
Heater different:
  878S

Base UX-Base (4 Pins (2 thick, USA 1924, UX) (Codex=Br) Top contact with a cap.
Was used by Transmittertube (Radio)
Filament Vf 2.5 Volts / If 5 Ampere / Direct
Description

Used to supply dc voltage too cathode-ray tubes.

 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip
x 182 x 42 mm / x 7.17 x 1.65 inch
Tube prices 1 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Tube Lore (II)   p. 80
- - Manufacturers Literature   RCA manual TS-2 dated 1935
Universal Vade-Mecum, Electron Valves and Semiconductor Devices
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

878_so.png 878: ARRL Handbook 1972
Anonymous 10 Collector


Just Qvigstad
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878: own collection
Peter den Boer

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