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The 9-pin '''B9A (Noval) tube base''' was developed in the late 1930s for miniaturized all-glass tubes, with the earliest tubes using this base commercially introduced in the early 1940s. | The 9-pin '''B9A (Noval) tube base''' was developed in the late 1930s for miniaturized all-glass tubes, with the earliest tubes using this base commercially introduced in the early 1940s. | ||
The pins are arranged evenly in a circle of | The pins are arranged evenly in a circle of ten evenly spaced positions, with one pin omitted; this allows the tube to be inserted in only one orientation. The pins are stiff wires protruding through the bottom of the glass envelope and plug directly into the socket; the base is an integral part of the glass envelope. The pinched-off air evacuation nub is at the top of the tube. | ||
B9A is the most common base for tubes from the 1940s to the 1960s. | B9A is the most common base for tubes from the 1940s to the 1960s. |
Revision as of 23:33, 4 July 2018
The 9-pin B9A (Noval) tube base was developed in the late 1930s for miniaturized all-glass tubes, with the earliest tubes using this base commercially introduced in the early 1940s.
The pins are arranged evenly in a circle of ten evenly spaced positions, with one pin omitted; this allows the tube to be inserted in only one orientation. The pins are stiff wires protruding through the bottom of the glass envelope and plug directly into the socket; the base is an integral part of the glass envelope. The pinched-off air evacuation nub is at the top of the tube.
B9A is the most common base for tubes from the 1940s to the 1960s.