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21FAP4

Twenty-one-inch direct-view monochrome television picture tube with magnetic deflection and high-voltage operation. Manufacturer documentation describes its focusing system, picture-screen construction, and receiver-display characteristics for large-screen television service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
NEOEIGHTAR7
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

The 21FAP4 is a 21-inch television cathode-ray tube with magnetic deflection and P4 phosphor.

Socket description

Small-button Neoeightar 7-contact CRT base family

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
NEOEIGHTAR7
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
22000 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

    Tri-potential electrostatic

Data set 02

1965 Sylvania Electronic Tubes Vol3

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    600 mA

  • Focusing Method

    Electrostatic text

  • Deflection Method

    Magnetic text

  • Phosphor

    P4 text

  • Fluorescence

    White text

  • Persistence

    Medium Short text

Other

  • Maximum Anode Voltage

    25000 V

    RepresentativeFamilyLimit

  • Typical Anode Voltage

    18000 V

    RepresentativeFamilyOperatingPoint

  • Maximum Grid2 Voltage

    700 V

    RepresentativeFamilyLimit

  • Maximum Grid1 Negative Bias

    220 V

    RepresentativeFamilyLimit

  • Maximum Heater-Cathode Voltage

    200 V

    AfterWarmup

  • Maximum Grid1 Circuit Resistance

    1.5 Mohm