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BBC C/8 amplifier, c.1963. Ex-BBC Bristol component, Bristol number J2171. Full BBC number: C/8/233. Two separate 10dB fixed-gain amplifiers on one panel in a rack mount. Used in BBC control room installations of post-war design, the C/8 amplifier is a 10dB fixed-gain 2-valve unit designed to replace the BBC TV/20 for feeding programme to line. It comprises two independent amplifiying units, built side-by-side on a steel panel suitable for rack mounting.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/114
- Materials:
- steel (metal) and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 115 mm x 565 mm x 190 mm, 7.5 kg
- type:
- amplifier
