W.S.A. "Faradon" model UC-1014 mica fixed condenser
date: label: date made
content: ca 1925
name: label: maker
content: Wireless Specialty Apparatus Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: "Faradon" model UC-1014 mica fixed condenser in original box. Box marked: Model UC1014 / Faradon / Mica Condenser / .002 mfd / 3000 volts eff. / Made For / Radio Corporation of America / by Wireless Specialty Apparatus Co. / Boston, U.S.A." Also "2 amp @ 200 M. max / Patents Pending". Fixed mica condenser in metal case with two leads. Unit rated at 3000 volts with a capacity of .002 mfd. This condenser was developed primarily for use as a grid condenser, radio frequency by-pass condenser, or blocking condenser for circuits utilizing Radiotrons UV-202 and UV-203. In original box. Original sale price: $2.50. Reference: RCA Catalog, "Radio Apparatus for Amateur and Experimental Use," 192, page 34.
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.321919
label: catalog number
content: 321919
label: accession number
content: 241556
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fixed condenser
label: Object Name
content: fixed capacitor
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: unit: 1 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 6.7945 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 7/8 in x 3 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 4.7625 cm x 8.5725 cm x 4.445 cm