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21DHP4

Twenty-one-inch direct-view monochrome television picture tube with magnetic deflection and a P4 display screen. Manufacturer documentation places it in the high-voltage receiver CRT family, with construction optimized for bright rectangular picture presentation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
8HR
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 450 mA

Description

A lightweight 21-inch direct-view rectangular glass television picture tube with electrostatic focus, 110-degree magnetic deflection, gray filter glass and an aluminized P4 screen, using a 450 mA heater.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
8HR
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
450 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

8HR - Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Cathode Ray

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
19800 V

CRT maximum accelerating/anode/ultor voltage is promoted to MaxPlateVoltage; additional electrode ratings, capacitances, operating conditions, focus/deflection and optical data are preserved as parameters.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 1 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristic

  • Heater warm-up time

    11 s

  • Faceplate light transmission

    76 %

    Approximate

Capacitance

  • Grid 1 to all other electrodes

    6 pF

  • Cathode to all other electrodes

    5 pF

Other

  • Maximum grid 2 voltage

    550 V

  • Maximum grid 1 negative-bias voltage

    154 V

    NegativeBias

  • Maximum grid 1 positive-bias voltage

    0 V

    PositiveBias

  • Maximum grid 1 positive-peak voltage

    2 V

    PositivePeak

  • Maximum grid 1 negative-peak voltage

    220 V

    NegativePeak

  • Grid 4 focus voltage

    0 to 400 V

    Focus

  • Projected screen area

    262 in^2