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884

ID = 16652

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Brand:	Common type USA tube/semicond. Common type USA tube/semicond. Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co. Ltd. (AWV); Sydney, NSW Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON Canadian Westinghouse, Hamilton Mazda (tubes), Mazda-Belvu, Compagnie des Lampes; Paris Amperex; New York Chatham Electronics; Newark, NJ General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY Hytron; Salem (MA) National Union Radio Corp.; Orange (NJ) RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA)
Developer:	RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
Tube type:	Thyratron Text

Identical to

884 = VT-222 = G3S2 = RX884 = WT-245

Similar Tubes

Normally replaceable-slightly different:

6Q5G

Other class quality (otherwise equal):

38884 ; CV647

Other base:

885

First Source (s)

21.Mar.1945 : Electron Tube Registration List 401

Base

Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 (Codex=U)

Was used by

Technology / Measurement

Filament

Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.6 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AC/DC

Description

Argon filled thyratron, intended for use as sawtooth sweep oscillator in early CRT horizontal deflection circuits. 300V peak, 75mA average.
Also available as 884W, high-rel version.

Text in other languages (may differ)

Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip

38 x 102 x mm / 1.50 x 4.02 x inch

Weight

37 g / 1.31 oz

Tube prices

3 Tube prices (visible for members only)

Information source

Tube Lore (II) p. 81
-- Original prospect or advert
Tube Lore (I)
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

884: Aus Buch" Meetinstrumenten"DE MUIDERKRING Willy De Grande More ...
884: ARRL Handbook 1972 Anonymous 10 Collector More ...	Just Qvigstad	884: Sylvania Technical Manual Peter Hoddow More ...

Usage in Models

1= 1938 ; 2= 1939 ; 1= 1942?? ; 1= 1942? ; 2= 1943? ; 1= 1944? ; 4= 1944 ; 1= 1946?? ; 1= 1946? ; 2= 1946 ; 1= 1947?? ; 1= 1947? ; 1= 1948 ; 2= 1949 ; 5= 1950?? ; 1= 1951?? ; 1= 1952? ; 1= 1952 ; 1= 1954?? ; 1= 1954? ; 1= 1955?? ; 1= 1955 ; 1= 1961? ; 1= 1962?? ; 1= 1977

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):36

Collection of

Jürgen Tiedmann (D)

Christian Schaufelberger (CH)

Robert Gillespie (USA)

Danko Tkalec (HR)

Kenneth Walker (AUS)

Emilio Ciardiello (I)

Robert Meszaros (H)

Peter De Coninck (B)

Jean-Jacques Pontigny (F)

Kasper Bergholt (DK)

Jochen Amend (D)

Piotr Jachymczyk (PL)

Valery Gromov (RUS)

Georges Werts (B)

Bruce Morgenstern (CDN)

Peter Pfeiffer (D)

Willy De Grande (B)

Patrice Zeissloff (F)

884

Forum contributions about this tube

884

Threads: 1 | Posts: 2

Hits: 3304 Replies: 1 884
Willy De Grande 08.Oct.05	1 884 Herr Admins, Die Röhre 884 müss ein aparte heizungswickelung haben. B= dia 38 mm H= 102 mm Gew=37 gram Die röhre ist ein Westingshouse JAN 884 W Grüssen aus Brügge <willy De Grande
Hans-Thomas Schmidt 08.Oct.05	2 No subject Danke Willy, die Werte wurden eingetragen. Viele Grüße, Hans-Thomas Schmidt

884
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884

Common type USA tube/semicond.

Collection of