Artifact Details

Title

TX-0/ TX-2 5 pin bottle plugs

Catalog Number

102732663

Type

Physical object

Description

The record contains a bag of 5 pin bottle plugs for the TX-0 and the TX-2. There is a plastic component with a flat hexagonal shaped top and cylindrical threaded bottom. There are 5 metal pins extending from the hexagonal top of the plastic. There are 5 metal soldering fixtures extending from the threaded cylinder bottom. These are soldered to TX-0 and TX-2 transistor components which are then screwed into TX-0 and TX-2 transistor bottles.

Date

1958 ca.

Manufacturer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Other number C5-20P Printed on the hexagonal side of the plug.

Dimensions

in box: 3/4 in x 3/4 in x 3/4 in; overall: 7 in x 4 in x 1 1/2 in

Category

Component/connector

Credit

Gift of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)

Lot Number

XD154.75