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UV204_cylindric

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ID = 27664
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand: General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
Developer: General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY 
Tube type:  Transmitting Triode, air cooled   Power/Output 
  <1925 rare.
Identical to UV204_cylindric = 504
Similar Tubes
Other shape (e.g. bulb type):
  UV204_spherical
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  PR4A ; VT8_GE
Successor Tubes UV204A  

Base Pin-and-blade jumbo (3 contacts) Top contact with a cap.
Was used by Transmittertube (Radio)
Filament Vf 11 Volts / If 14.75 Ampere / Direct / Specified voltage AC/DC
Description

RF Output 250W. Filament and Anode are Tungsten.
Error in Tyne, p.327: Fig.16-23 shows a single ended tube, not a UV204!
The UV204 has the same bulb as the UV204A, both are double ended. The main difference is the heater current 14.75 A for the UV204 vs. 3.85 A for the UV204A.

 
Information source Saga of the Vacuum Tube, Tyne   pp.327, 328
Tube Lore (II)   Page 29

pin_and_blade_base_jumbo_triode~~7.png UV204_cylindric: Fin Stewart
Fin Stewart


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uv204uv204a.jpg

UV204_cylindric
 

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