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21GVP22

Twenty-one-inch color television picture tube with electrostatic focusing, magnetic deflection, and a P22 color screen. Its high-voltage direct-view construction is designed for color receiver service and carries published X-ray precautions.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
J164-1
Socket code
-
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 1.9 A

Description

21GVP22 is a color picture tube using electrostatic focusing and magnetic deflection. The source specifies a P22 screen and publishes CRT accelerating/anode ratings, control and focusing-electrode limits, heater-cathode limits, capacitances, and operating or deflection characteristics.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
J164-1
Socket code
-
Base pins
12
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
1.9 A
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

J164-1 - 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
27500 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

Capacitance

  • Grid 3 to all other electrodes

    12 pF

  • Cathode to all other electrodes

    16 pF

Other

  • Minimum anode/ultor voltage

    20000 V

  • Maximum grid 3 voltage

    6000 V

  • Maximum grid 1 negative-bias voltage

    400 V

    NegativeBias

  • Maximum grid 1 negative operating cutoff voltage

    200 V

    NegativeCutoff

  • Maximum grid 1 positive-bias voltage

    0 V

    PositiveBias

  • Maximum grid 1 positive-peak voltage

    2 V

    PositivePeak

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage

    200 V

    HeaterPositive

  • Grid 3 focus voltage as percent of anode voltage

    16.8 to 20 %

    Focus

  • Maximum grid 3 circuit resistance

    7.5 MΩ

  • Projected screen area

    267 in^2

Characteristic

  • Grid 2 current

    5 to 5 µA

  • Faceplate light transmission

    39 %

    Approximate