Specialized tube type
Specialized - Photo Tube vacuum tubes
Specialized - Photo Tube records in Tube Tinker cover 670 tube designations, including 1,036 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 670
- Original datasheets
- 1,036
- Variation families
- 8
- Tubes with alternatives
- 0
About Specialized - Photo Tube tubes
If the tube type for all tubes that deal with light, vidicons, photodetectors, light source, etc...
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 0–63 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0–1.5 A
Common specialized - photo tube characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- E8-1118
- STRUCTION7
- Miniature6
- InternationalOctal5
- 2K3
- B14-383
- DIHEPTAL 14-p3
- OUTLINE3
Sockets
- DITETRAR843
- B12A25
- JUMBOANNULAR711
- B7G10
- IO8
- B14A7
- B144
- B9A4
Constructions
- CameraPickup292
- PhotoemissiveDetector156
- Photomultiplier99
- ImageConverterIntensifier43
- PhotoconductiveDetector42
- LightSource30
- ImageStorage3
- PhotoemissiveDetector-PhotoemissiveDetector2
Specialized - Photo Tube tube list
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150AVP PhotoemissiveDetector
Amperex ten-stage photomultiplier with at least a 32 mm useful photocathode diameter for sensitive optical measurement.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
150CVP PhotoemissiveDetector
Amperex photomultiplier with extended spectral response reaching approximately 800 nm for visible and near-infrared light detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B12F
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
152AVP PhotoemissiveDetector
Amperex ten-stage photomultiplier with at least a 14 mm useful photocathode diameter for sensitive light measurement.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
153AVP PhotoemissiveDetector
Amperex eleven-stage photomultiplier for high-gain detection of weak optical signals.
- Base
- B8 700 4G
- Socket
- B14F
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1640 PhotoemissiveDetector
High-sensitivity gas phototube with low dark current and low microphony for critical industrial photoelectric applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 0 V
- Sections
- 1
1850A CameraPickup
RCA iconoscope television camera pickup tube optimized particularly for motion-picture film and slide scanning.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- UX6
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1854 CameraPickup
Image-orthicon television camera pickup tube designed for simultaneous color-image acquisition.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
1C163 ImageConverterIntensifier
Near-infrared image-converter tube using electrostatic focusing and a P20 phosphor screen to produce a visible image.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P21 Photomultiplier
RCA 1P21 nine-stage side-on photomultiplier tube with S-4 cesium-antimony photocathode, peak spectral response near 400 nm and high gain for low-light detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P22 Photomultiplier
RCA 1P22 nine-stage side-on S-8 photomultiplier tube with cesium-bismuth photocathode and cesium-antimony dynodes, designed for colorimetry, spectroscopy and low-light measurement.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P23 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode phototube with S-1 photocathode for photoelectric light detection.
- Base
- 2K
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P24 PhotoemissiveDetector
Two-electrode vacuum cartridge phototube for compact photoelectric light-detection applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P25 ImageConverterIntensifier
Infrared-sensitive electrostatic image-converter tube that transforms a photocathode image into a visible fluorescent image.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P26 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode phototube with enhanced sensitivity in the red and infrared spectral regions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P27 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode phototube with high red and infrared sensitivity for photoelectric detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P28 Photomultiplier
Nine-stage ultraviolet-sensitive photomultiplier for scientific measurement and scintillation-counting applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P29 PhotoemissiveDetector
RCA 1P29 gas-filled side-on S-3 photoemissive detector with semicylindrical photocathode, peak response near 420 nm, and gas amplification up to 9.
- Base
- 2K
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P30 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode phototube with S-1 spectral response for general photoelectric light detection.
- Base
- 2G
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P31 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode S-1 phototube for photoelectric measurement and light-detection applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P32 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode S-1 phototube intended for general photoelectric light detection.
- Base
- 2F
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P33 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode S-1 phototube for optical sensing and photoelectric measurement.
- Base
- 2X
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P34 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode S-1 phototube designed for general-purpose photoelectric detection.
- Base
- 2G
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P35 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode phototube using an S-1 photosensitive cathode for optical detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P36 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled two-electrode S-1 phototube for photoelectric light-detection applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P37 PhotoemissiveDetector
RCA 1P37 gas-filled side-on S-4 photoemissive detector with blue-light sensitivity, semicylindrical photocathode and gas amplification up to 5.5.
- Base
- 2K
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P39 PhotoemissiveDetector
RCA 1P39 high-vacuum S-4 blue-sensitive photoemissive detector, electrically similar to RCA 929 but with a non-hygroscopic base for low leakage under high humidity.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P41 PhotoemissiveDetector
RCA 1P41 gas-filled head-on S-1 photoemissive detector with red/near-infrared sensitivity, peak response near 800 nm and gas amplification up to 8.5.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
1P42 PhotoemissiveDetector
RCA 1P42 miniature high-vacuum head-on S-9 photoemissive detector with semitransparent circular photocathode, peak response near 480 nm, and opposed end terminals.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
20PA91 PhotoemissiveDetector
Vacuum silver-cesium phototube sensitive to visible and infrared radiation for photoelectric measurement equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
22M1 LightSource
Cold-cathode glow modulator designed as an electrically modulated light source in facsimile equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
25PA91 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled cesium phototube sensitive to visible and infrared radiation for photoelectric measurements and film-projector sound adapters.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27A12 PhotoemissiveDetector
AEI photoemissive detector tube for industrial optical sensing and measurement applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27C12 PhotoemissiveDetector
AEI photoemissive detector tube for photoelectric measurement and industrial light-sensing applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27J12 PhotoemissiveDetector
AEI photoemissive detector tube intended for industrial optical measurement and light-detection service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27M1 Photomultiplier
Nine-stage photoelectric multiplier designed for detecting and amplifying very weak visible-light signals.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27M12 Photomultiplier
AEI photoemissive detector tube for sensitive industrial photoelectric measurement applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27M12A Photomultiplier
AEI photoemissive detector tube for industrial optical sensing, an updated variant of the 27M12 family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27M13 Photomultiplier
AEI photoelectric device documented with manufacturer ratings and characteristics. The available source establishes optical detection service, but the extracted description does not expose enough construction detail to classify it more narrowly than a general phototube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27M2 Photomultiplier
Nine-stage visible-response photoelectric multiplier designed for very low light levels, light-operated relays, and sensitive photometric applications. Its cascaded multiplication stages provide substantial gain from weak visible-light signals.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
27M3 Photomultiplier
Nine-stage ultraviolet-sensitive photoelectric multiplier for low-light work, relays, film scanning, facsimile transmission, and scientific research. Its multiplier structure provides high sensitivity to weak ultraviolet optical signals.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
2P21 CameraPickup
Image-orthicon television camera tube using a semitransparent photocathode, magnetic focusing and deflection, and electron-multiplier output. It converts an optical image into a scanned electrical television signal.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- JUMBOANNULAR7
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
2P22 CameraPickup
Image-orthicon television camera tube using magnetic focusing and deflection, a semitransparent photocathode, and electron-multiplier output. Designed for sensitive television image pickup rather than simple point light detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
2P23 CameraPickup
Highly sensitive image-orthicon television camera tube intended especially for outdoor pickup. Magnetic focusing and deflection scan the photoelectron image, providing useful television signals at comparatively low scene illumination.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
3510 PhotoemissiveDetector
High-vacuum potassium-cathode photoelectric cell for direct light detection and measurement. Its photocathode generates current in response to incident radiation without internal electron multiplication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
3512 PhotoemissiveDetector
High-vacuum caesium-cathode photoelectric cell for direct light detection and measurement. Its photosensitive cathode produces a current proportional to incident illumination without an internal multiplication structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
3520 PhotoemissiveDetector
Philips photoelectric tube for direct light detection and measurement. Manufacturer documentation provides construction, ratings, characteristics, operating data, and stated applications for converting incident light into an electrical photocurrent.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
3530 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled caesium-cathode photoelectric cell for direct light detection. Gas amplification increases output relative to a high-vacuum photocell while retaining the basic single-photocathode photoelectric detection function.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
3533 PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled red- and infrared-sensitive phototube using a cesium-on-oxidized-silver photocathode with approximately 2.25 cm² projected sensitive area. Designed for direct detection of longer-wavelength visible and near-infrared radiation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B4
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
