RCA tubes, need info

[alejo]

Hello, I find 3 tubes RCA BC4396-G, RCA BC4396-R and RCA BC4396-B all in one tergopoor box.
Other leters printed 274 H-2 iden in the three tubes.

They look iden to lasersword the film StarWars, but in a tubular glass tube.

Help, i´need data about this rare tubes.


thanks
Alejo.

 

[djmiddelkoop]

if you look at the shape and extensions: -R -G -B
your tubes must be part of a video projection system.

Maybe a HUD ?

 

[Colt45]

could be vidicons i guess, for a tube color video camera.

 

[alejo]

thanks for your reply.

I search in Google "VIDICONS" and find images for this rares tubes and YES !!. is correct, these tubes are Vidicons RCA.

Thanks.

 

[Colt45]

Now you can make a color video camera with tubes 😉