Specialized tube type
Specialized - Photo Tube vacuum tubes
Specialized - Photo Tube records in Tube Tinker cover 689 tube designations, including 1,055 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 689
- Original datasheets
- 1,055
- 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
- CameraPickup297
- PhotoemissiveDetector156
- Photomultiplier109
- ImageConverterIntensifier46
- PhotoconductiveDetector42
- LightSource30
- ImageStorage3
- PhotoemissiveDetector-PhotoemissiveDetector2
Specialized - Photo Tube tube list
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927D PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled cesium photoelectric cell electrically equivalent to the 927 except for its base construction.
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928 PhotoemissiveDetector
The RCA 928 is a gas-filled, nondirectional phototube with an S-1 photosensitive cylindrical-mesh cathode. It detects red and near-infrared radiation and provides limited gas amplification of photocurrent. The device is suited to photoelectric control and sensing circuits requiring broad light acceptance.
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929 PhotoemissiveDetector
Vacuum cesium photoelectric cell for light detection and measurement applications.
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92AG PhotoemissiveDetector
Gas-filled cesium phototube optimized for detection of daylight and blue radiation.
- Base
- Miniature
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
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- 1
92AV PhotoemissiveDetector
Vacuum cesium phototube designed for detection of daylight and blue radiation.
- Base
- Miniature
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
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- 1
930 PhotoemissiveDetector
The RCA 930 is a gas-filled phototube with S-1 spectral response optimized for red and near-infrared detection. Its semicylindrical photocathode generates a current in response to incident light. Gas amplification supports photoelectric sensing applications at appropriately limited anode voltage.
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931A Photomultiplier
The RCA 931A is a nine-stage multiplier phototube with an S-4 spectral-response photocathode. Incident light releases photoelectrons that are amplified through successive dynodes, providing high sensitivity to weak optical signals. The tube is intended for photoelectric measurement and detection applications.
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934 PhotoemissiveDetector
The RCA 934 is a compact high-vacuum phototube using an S-4 spectral-response photocathode. Its semicylindrical photosensitive surface is especially responsive to blue and near-ultraviolet light. The device converts incident radiation into electrical current for sensitive photoelectric detection and control equipment.
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935 PhotoemissiveDetector
The RCA 935 is a high-vacuum phototube with an S-5 spectral response favoring short-wavelength blue and ultraviolet radiation. Its semicylindrical photocathode generates a proportional photoelectric current without filament heating. The device is intended for optical measurement and photoelectric sensing circuits.
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BX760 PhotonCounter
Bendix Channeltron ultraviolet photon-counter tube for detecting and counting individual ultraviolet photons.
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CD10 LightSource
Xenon-filled electronic photographic flash tube for low-voltage capacitor-discharge equipment.
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- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
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CD14 LightSource
Xenon photographic flash tube with integral reflector and pulse transformer for compact flash equipment.
- Base
- InternationalOctal
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
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- 1
CL40 LightSource
Mercury-argon linear light source with output proportional to anode current for recording, marking, and stroboscopic applications.
- Base
- InternationalOctal
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CL41 LightSource
Mercury-argon linear light source with electrically controlled output for recording, marking, and stroboscopic applications.
- Base
- InternationalOctal
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CL42 LightSource
Low-noise helium linear light source for sound-on-film recording, interferometry, and related optical applications.
- Base
- InternationalOctal
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CL44 LightSource
Neon-filled end-viewing linear light source whose output follows anode current and can be electrically modulated.
- Base
- InternationalOctal
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CL50 LightSource
Heated mercury-argon gas-discharge linear light source with output approximately proportional to anode current.
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL52 LightSource
Heated helium gas-discharge linear light source providing electrically controlled optical output.
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- Heater
- 6.3 V
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CL55 LightSource
Compact heated spectral light source filled with spectrally pure helium for laboratory wavelength-reference applications.
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- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL56 LightSource
Compact heated spectral light source using spectrally pure krypton gas for optical spectroscopy and wavelength-reference work.
- Base
- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL57 LightSource
Compact heated spectral light source using spectrally pure neon gas for spectroscopy and wavelength calibration.
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- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL58 LightSource
Compact heated spectral light source using spectrally pure xenon gas for optical spectroscopy and reference applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CL60 LightSource
Ferranti vacuum grid-controlled triode light source using green phosphor, designed for high-speed stroboscopic photography and motion-analysis work.
- Base
- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CL61 LightSource
Ferranti vacuum grid-controlled triode light source using blue phosphor, designed for high-speed stroboscopic photography and motion-analysis work.
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL62 LightSource
Ferranti vacuum grid-controlled triode light source using ultraviolet-emitting phosphor, designed for high-speed stroboscopic photography and specialized optical work.
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- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL63 LightSource
Ferranti vacuum grid-controlled triode light source using yellow-green phosphor, designed for high-speed stroboscopic photography and motion-analysis work.
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- Heater
- 6.3 V
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CL64 LightSource
Ferranti grid-controlled vacuum phosphor light source producing yellow emission for high-speed stroboscopic and timing applications.
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- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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CL65 LightSource
Ferranti grid-controlled vacuum phosphor light source producing red emission for high-speed stroboscopic and timing applications.
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- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
CL66 LightSource
Ferranti grid-controlled vacuum phosphor light source producing white emission for high-speed stroboscopic and timing applications.
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- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
D16 ImageConverterIntensifier
Rugged infrared image-converter tube producing a visible fluorescent-screen image from infrared radiation at approximately 16 kV.
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E5001 CameraPickup
Toshiba one-inch Chalnicon cadmium-selenide photoconductive vidicon camera tube with 4.6 pF target capacitance.
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E5022 CameraPickup
Toshiba 18 mm Chalnicon cadmium-selenide vidicon camera tube, 6.3 V heater, 2 pF target capacitance.
- Base
- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
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- 1
ED20 LightSource
Gas-discharge stroboscopic light source designed for controlled high-intensity optical flashes.
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ED25 LightSource
Gas-discharge stroboscopic light source for controlled high-intensity flash and motion-analysis applications.
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ED40 LightSource
Ferranti gas-discharge stroboscopic tube for generating controlled high-intensity flashes.
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ED50 LightSource
Gas-discharge stroboscopic light source intended for high-intensity repetitive flash applications.
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EDN10 LightSource
Dual xenon stroboscopic tube containing two independent EN55 flash assemblies for interlaced operation to roughly 800 flashes per second.
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EN55 LightSource
Xenon gas-discharge stroboscopic light source for controlled high-intensity repetitive flashes.
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EN60 LightSource
Gas-discharge stroboscopic light source for high-intensity flash and motion-analysis applications.
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F3U1 PhotoemissiveDetector
Russian antimony-cesium photoemissive detector for sound-reproducing cinema equipment and optical instrumentation.
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F4011 CameraPickup
Magnetically focused and deflected image-dissector camera tube incorporating a ten-stage electron multiplier for sensitive image pickup.
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F4012 CameraPickup
Compact image-dissector camera tube using magnetic focusing and deflection with selectable S-1, S-11, or S-20 photocathode response. It electronically scans an optical image for camera and measurement applications.
- Base
- 8-11
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F4027 Photomultiplier
Grid-controlled sixteen-stage multiplier phototube available with S-1, S-11, or S-20 photocathode response. Its long dynode chain provides high optical gain while the control grid permits additional modulation of the detected signal.
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F4704 ImageConverterIntensifier
Ruggedized 18 mm microchannel-plate image intensifier with trifocal fiber-optic input, S-25 photocathode, and integral high-voltage power supply. Designed for compact high-gain imaging under demanding environmental conditions.
- Base
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- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.7 V
- Sections
- 1
F4736 ImageConverterIntensifier
Electrostatically focused high-resolution magnifying image intensifier with a 25 mm fiber-optic input and 125 mm output window. It enlarges and intensifies weak optical images for direct viewing or recording.
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F9049 ImageConverterIntensifier
Rugged infrared image-converter tube operating around 16 kV. It converts an infrared input image into a visible fluorescent-screen image, enabling direct viewing or recording of otherwise invisible infrared scenes.
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F9096 PhotoemissiveDetector
Fast high-peak-current coaxial photoelectric cell designed to analyze high-power laser light from visible wavelengths into the infrared. Its coaxial construction supports rapid optical measurements at substantial instantaneous signal levels.
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F9126 PhotoemissiveDetector
Ultra-fast photoelectric cell designed for analysis of low-power laser light and modulated optical signals to approximately 600 MHz. Its very rapid response supports high-speed optical waveform and modulation measurements.
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