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21DQP4

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
DUODECAL6
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

21DQP4 direct-view television picture tube with aluminized P4 screen and magnetic deflection.

Socket description

Small-shell Duodecal 6-contact CRT base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
DUODECAL6
Base pins
-
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

Direct-view CRT; maximum anode voltage promoted. Source warns of possible X-radiation exposure above specified voltage conditions.

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

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • Phosphor

    P4

  • Deflection method

    Magnetic

  • Focusing method

    Electrostatic