Western Electric type 313C thyratron
date: label: date made
content: ca 1958
name: label: maker
content: Western Electric
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A 4-pin base, with tipless black glass envelope, in original box. Replaces 313A tube. Tube elements consist of a cathode, anode, and control anode. The cathode and control anode are similar and may be used interchangeably. The conduction path between the cathode and control anode is known as the control gap. The conduction path between the cathode and anode is known as the main gap. (See instruction leaflet, US patent 21112327.) Markings: "Western Electric USA - 313C -". "The 313C is a three-electrode, inert-gas filled, cold cathode tube for use in relay, voltage regulator, or rectifier circuits. This tube is especially suitable for use in control circuits such as triggering, counting, or switching apparatus." Reference: https://www.westernelectric.com/s/313C.pdf.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.322717
label: catalog number
content: 322717
label: accession number
content: 241556
objectType: label: Object Name
content: thyratron
label: Object Name
content: vacuum tube
label: Object Name
content: triode
label: Other Terms
content: Electron Tube; Electron Tubes
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: tube: 3 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 8.255 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 5 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 4.445 cm x 4.445 cm