Image Orthicon tubes
- maker:
- Cathodeon Ltd.
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Cardboard box containing 4 x 4.5 inch Image Orthicon tubes. Types included are: 9387; 9295C; 1938.
The 4.5 inch IO (Image Orthicon) tube was developed in the UK - based on the RCA-developed 3 inch tube it gave much improved resolution and better picture shading. Although less sensitive than the 3 inch version it rapidly became the mainstay of monochrome broadcast cameras. The Elcon target was much better than the earlier soda-lime targets and was less prone to "image sticking".
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/42
- Materials:
- glass and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 115 mm x 496 mm x 760 mm,
- type:
- cathode ray tube
