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Multi-electrode

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ID = 82204
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand: Westinghouse El. & Mfg. Co. - see also Canadian W.
Developer: Westinghouse El. & Mfg. Co. - see also Canadian W. 
Tube type:  Triode, vacuum   Universal 
Identical to Multi-electrode

Base WD-base
Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc.
Filament Vf 1.5 Volts / If 0.25 Ampere / Direct / Battery =
Description

This multi electrode tube was designed by Westinghouse as a four element type. It has a WD11 type base. No informatuion is available that it was sold commercially and it was only an experimental typeFrank Conrad of Westinghouse applied for a patent on the tube on September 27th, 1924 and patent no 1,709,659 was granted on April 16th, 1929. The four grids were connected in a series-parallel arrangement. 

 
Information source -- Collector info (Sammler)   AWA Tube Fact Sheet Vol 5, No 1, January 1980


Just Qvigstad
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Multi-electrode: Bill Condon collection with permission from Mrs V Condon
Fin Stewart

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Multi-electrode
 

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