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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7264 PhotoemissiveDetector
Fourteen-stage S-11 head-on photomultiplier for scintillation counting and sensitive low-level light measurement.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7265 PhotoemissiveDetector
Fourteen-stage S-20 head-on photomultiplier for scintillation counting, flying-spot scanning, and low-level photometry.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7290 CameraPickup
Slow-scan Vidicon camera tube with exceptionally low dark current for high-resolution imaging with long storage times.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SMALLBUTTON8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7291 CameraPickup
Compact television camera pickup tube for small-format imaging systems.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- DITETRAR8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7291A CameraPickup
Improved compact television camera pickup tube for small-format imaging applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- DITETRAR8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7293 CameraPickup
Field-mesh image-orthicon television camera tube for outdoor and studio pickup, improving shading, geometry, transitions, and corner resolution.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- JUMBOANNULAR7
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7293A CameraPickup
7293A specialized - photo tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7293AL CameraPickup
Long-life target black-and-white image orthicon camera pickup tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7294 CameraPickup
Image orthicon for color and high-quality monochrome television cameras.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7295 CameraPickup
Earlier interchangeable designation for the 7295A image orthicon. It is a television camera pickup tube using photoelectron imaging and electronic scanning rather than a simple point photodetector.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7295A CameraPickup
High-quality 4.5-inch image-orthicon television camera tube for black-and-white studio and outdoor pickup. Magnetic focusing and deflection scan the photoelectron image to produce a sensitive television video signal.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7295B CameraPickup
High-resolution S-10 image orthicon television camera tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7295BL CameraPickup
Long-life target variant of 7295B image orthicon.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7295C CameraPickup
Stable long-life target image orthicon variant of 7295B.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7325 CameraPickup
High-sensitivity vidicon television camera tube for live-scene pickup. Its photoconductive target provides useful sensitivity with low image lag at low illumination, converting an optical image into a scanned video signal.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7326 PhotoemissiveDetector
Ten-stage head-on multiplier phototube with S-20 spectral response, designed for flying-spot scanning and low-dark-current photometry. Internal dynode multiplication provides high gain from weak optical signals.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7336 CameraPickup
GEC S-18 magnetic-focus and magnetic-deflection vidicon.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7351 CameraPickup
Compact low-light television camera tube using a photoconductive target and providing approximately 500-line resolution. Designed for sensitive live imaging rather than simple point light measurement.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- DITETRAR8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7351A CameraPickup
Improved low-light television camera tube using a photoconductive target with reduced image lag. It converts low-illumination scenes into scanned electrical video signals with improved temporal response.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- DITETRAR8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7383 ImageStorage
One-inch Permachon pickup-storage tube designed for high-resolution, long-storage, continuous-readout imaging and reduced-bandwidth transmission. Its storage function distinguishes it from ordinary live camera pickup tubes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SMALLBUTTON8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7389 CameraPickup
High-sensitivity image orthicon for studio television cameras.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7389A CameraPickup
High signal-to-noise image orthicon for monochrome studio cameras.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7389B CameraPickup
S-10 image orthicon with high signal-to-noise ratio.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7389BL CameraPickup
Long-life target and low-microphonics 7389B image orthicon.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7389C CameraPickup
Long-life target low-microphonics image orthicon.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7404 ImageConverterIntensifier
S-21 near-ultraviolet image-converter tube with P20 screen.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7409 CameraPickup
Ruggedized low-light image orthicon with a high-gain magnesium-oxide target, designed for severe shock and vibration in fire-control, drone-guidance, missile-borne, and rough-terrain imaging systems.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- JUMBOANNULAR7
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7412 PhotoconductiveDetector
Cadmium-sulfide photoconductive cell for optical detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7513 CameraPickup
Long-life image-orthicon television camera tube for live color pickup under low lighting. A high-gain thin-film semiconductor target, field mesh, magnetic focusing, and deflection provide sensitive color-camera imaging.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7513L CameraPickup
Long-life target image orthicon for studio color and monochrome pickup.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7522 CameraPickup
GEC S-18 electrostatic-focus electrostatic-deflection vidicon.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7536 PhotoconductiveDetector
RCA cadmium-sulfide photoconductive cell, S-15 response; 580 nm peak response; maximum terminal voltage 200 V and dissipation 50 mW.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7538 CameraPickup
Low-light image orthicon using a high-gain thin-film magnesium-oxide target for surveillance, satellite tracking, detection, and other sensitive imaging applications under normal environmental conditions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- JUMBOANNULAR7
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7629 CameraPickup
Low-light image orthicon for industrial, military, and scientific imaging. Its high-gain thin-film magnesium-oxide target provides high sensitivity, wide operating range, and improved resolution for demanding camera applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- JUMBOANNULAR7
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7629A CameraPickup
RCA 7629A Image Orthicon television camera pickup tube, S-10 spectral response, 6.3 V 0.6 A heater.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7632 PhotoconductiveDetector
Indium-antimonide photoconductive infrared detector sensitive from visible wavelengths to approximately 8 micrometres at room temperature. Incident radiation changes the cell's conductivity for direct optical and infrared measurement.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7633 PhotoconductiveDetector
High-sensitivity cadmium-sulphide photoconductive detector with peak response in the red and infrared region. Designed for end-on illumination, it converts incident radiation into a measurable resistance or conductivity change.
- Base
- B3A
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7634 PhotoconductiveDetector
Uncooled lead-sulphide photoconductive infrared detector designed for chopped or pulsating radiation. It provides high room-temperature infrared sensitivity by converting incident radiation into changes in electrical conductivity.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7664 Photomultiplier
Multiplier phototube using cascaded dynodes for high-gain low-light detection and measurement. Internal electron multiplication greatly increases sensitivity compared with ordinary single-stage photoelectric tubes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B14A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7696 Photomultiplier
Toshiba 7696 ten-stage S-11 photomultiplier, 440 nm peak response.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7697 Photomultiplier
Photomultiplier tube; manufacturer-specific numerical specifications retained in datasheet pending further verification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7735 CameraPickup
RCA 7735 one-inch vidicon camera pickup tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7735B CameraPickup
RCA 7735B one-inch vidicon, 6.3 V 0.6 A heater, 4.6 pF target capacitance; broadcast and industrial pickup.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7746 Photomultiplier
RCA 7746 ten-stage S-11 photomultiplier, maximum 2500 V overall anode-to-photocathode supply.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7764 Photomultiplier
RCA 7764 six-stage S-11 photomultiplier, maximum 1500 V supply.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7767 Photomultiplier
RCA 7767 ten-stage S-11 photomultiplier, maximum 1500 V supply.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7817 Photomultiplier
Ten-stage two-inch end-on S-11 photomultiplier designed for scintillation counting, spectroscopy, photometry, and flying-spot scanners. Its dynode chain provides high gain for weak optical or scintillation signals.
- Base
- B14-38
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7818 Photomultiplier
Ten-stage three-inch end-on S-11 photomultiplier for scintillation counting, flying-spot scanners, and photometric instruments. Its larger photosensitive area and internal multiplication support sensitive optical measurement.
- Base
- B14-38
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
