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21DP4

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
-
Socket code
B12D
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

Direct-view cathode-ray picture tube for television display service. Electrical ratings, operating conditions, capacitances, optical data, and construction details were extracted from the supplied datasheet.

Socket description

Duodecar 12-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B12D
Base pins
12
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
600 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

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
20000 V
Max screen voltage
5 V

Published promoted fields populated by printed ratings/characteristics headings.

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

1940 RCA

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • HeaterVoltageNominal

    6.3 V

    Nominal

  • HeaterCurrentNominal

    600 mA

    Nominal

  • Maximum Plate Voltage

    18000 V

  • UltorVoltageMaximum

    18000 V

Data set 02

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • HighVoltageAnodeMaximum

    20000 V

    CRT

Capacitance

  • CathodeToOtherElectrodesCapacitance

    5 pF

    Approximate

Data set 03

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 4 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • GRID #i TO ALL OTHER ELECTRODES

    6

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • FACEPLATE LIGHT TRANSMISSION AT CENTER (APPROX.J

    66 percent

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • HEATER — value 1

    6 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • HEATER — value 2

    6 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • HEATER POSITIVE

    1 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • OC GRID !1 VOL TA GE A

    1 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • DC GRID N4 VOLTAGE S

    2750 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • BWITN GRID fj, GRID f5~ COLI ECTOR CURRENT OF 100 UAN P.

    100

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

Other

  • MAXIMUM DC GRID

    5 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • MAXIMUM DC GRID

    5 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.

  • MAXIMUM GRID fi CIRCUIT RESISTANCE

    1.5 mA

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple values on a row correspond to separate source-table conditions or limits.