Gundelach Cold Cathode Rectifier Valve
This German made tube bears DRGM
and DRP (German patent) numbers dating to about 1908 but no maker’s name or
mark. An identical tube is however advertised, in 1910, by Emil Gundelach, Gehlberg (Thuringen), Germany.* Its function is based on the principle of
the important size asymmetry of the electrodes, with the electric current
flowing more easily in one direction than in the other. The tube
terminal connections are respectively marked with a + and a - sign, the (+)
side being connected to the relatively thin rod-type electrode, visible on
the left and protruding into the axis of the large cylindrical electrode (see x-ray picture) which is connected to the (-)
terminal. The tube is
14” (35cms) long, with an 8” (20cms) bulb slightly flattened in its
longitudinal axis. It is equipped with a condenser-type regeneration device
consisting of two semiconductor cylinders separated by a dielectric material
(see x-ray picture), and
connectable to the tube terminals. * “The Trail of the Invisible
Light”, by E.R.N. Grigg, 1965, Charles.C.
Thomas, p.479. |
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