The CV6051 is a pulse thyratron with a short recovery time.
The KB/Q identifies this valve as being made to specification K1001 or K1006, the B denotes qualification by a UK authority and the Q identifies the maker as English Electric Valve Co., Chelmsford.
The lower cylinder and tape connections to the mesh cylinder.
The anode is encased in glass and at the base the construction used a glass foot rather than the older pinch. The lower tape connects via ceramic insulators to the electrodes within the screens.
The wide glass tube envelope is 63 mm in diameter and, excluding the B4D base pins, is 192 mm tall.
References: Data-sheet. Type CV6051 was first introduced in 1960. See also1960 adverts.
