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21EP4A

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
5
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
5
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
18000 V

Maximum anode voltage mapped to MaxPlateVoltage; CRT grid/focusing limits retained as parameters rather than mis-promoted as ordinary screen-grid data.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • Maximum Anode Voltage

    18000 V

  • Maximum Grid No. 2 Voltage

    500 V

  • Anode Voltage

    16000 V

    Typical

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    600 mA