Bendix type 5643 / TD-17 “Eclipse-Pioneer” subminiature tetrode thyratron
name: label: maker
content: Bendix
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: An 8-pin glass base with tipped T-shaped envelope. Subminiature tube. Stamped: “EVTC/A 5643 / Eclipse-Pioneer / P/N 1294926 / Bendix USA / 921”. Donor’s card reads: “Subminiature tetrode thyratron made by the Red Bank Division of the Bendix Corporation, Eatontown, NJ. A xenon tetrode thyratron designed for use in counters, grid control rectifiers, and control systems such as gyro erection systems, missile systems and automatic flight control systems where freedom from early failure is desired. Used in “Eclipse-Pioneer” instruments and systems. Built to most rugged Mil-Spec. Heater 6.3 volts at .15 ampere. Peak forward and reverse plate voltage 500.” See also: https://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_5643.html.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Paul G. Watson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.325301
label: catalog number
content: 325301
label: accession number
content: 252994
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Electron Tube
label: Object Name
content: thyratron
label: Other Terms
content: Electron Tube; Electron Tubes
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 3/8 in; 5.08 cm x .9525 cm