Ken-Rad type 6C5 triode
date: label: date made
content: ca 1936
name: label: maker
content: Ken-Rad Tube and Lamp Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A 6-pin plastic base with center post, flat metal envelope. Stamped: "G/ 3 / Ken-Rad / Made in U.S.A. / 6C5.” This is the type of tube Cal Sheckler modified to make his carbon-tetrachloride diode (catalog number 2024.0112.08).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80580U10
objectType: label: Object Name
content: triode
label: Other Terms
content: Electron Tube; Electron Tubes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: electron tube: 6.5 cm x 2.3 cm; 2 9/16 in x 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: electron tube: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 3.175 cm