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22DE4

Damper diode designed for television horizontal-deflection service, with ratings and operating characteristics suited to repetitive line-scan pulses.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
4CG
Socket code
IO
Base pins
5
Nominal heater
22.4 V / 450 mA

Description

22DE4 is a damper diode for television horizontal-deflection service. The supplied RCA manual excerpt was reviewed for heater data, physical sections, maximum ratings, electrical characteristics, capacitances, and stated operating conditions.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
4CG
Socket code
IO
Base pins
5
Nominal heater voltage
22.4 V
Nominal heater current
450 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

4CG - Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

TerminalSectionConnectionEvidence
PIN1IC—IC

EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending

Unverified

EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG

PIN2IC—IC

EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending

Unverified

EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG

PIN3KAK — Cathode

EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending

Unverified

EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG

PIN5PAP — Plate (Anode)

EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending

Unverified

EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG

PIN7H—H — Heater

EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending

Unverified

EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG

PIN8H—H — Heater

EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending

Unverified

EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate dissipation
6.5 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
6500 V
Rectifier nominal output current
165 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
1.1 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
34 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
5500 V
Rectifier warm-up time
11 s

Abbreviated heater variant of THE6DE4; parent electrical table not available locally, so unsupported promoted values were not invented.

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

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Maximum Plate Dissipation

    6.5 W

    DamperService

  • MaximumPeakHeaterCathodeVoltageNegative

    5500 V

  • MaximumPeakHeaterCathodeVoltagePositive

    300 V

  • Heater Warmup Time

    11 s

Capacitance

  • PlateToHeaterAndCathodeCapacitance

    8.5 pF

  • CathodeToHeaterAndPlateCapacitance

    11.5 pF

  • Heater To Cathode Capacitance

    4 pF

Data set 02

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 3 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak inverse plate voltage

    5000 V

    DamperService

  • Steady state peak plate current

    1100 mA

    DamperService

  • DC output current

    165 mA

    DamperService

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage

    5000 V

    HeaterNegative

  • Heater warm-up time

    11 s

Capacitance

  • Plate-to-heater-and-cathode capacitance

    9.5 pF

  • Cathode-to-heater-and-plate capacitance

    11.5 pF

  • Heater-to-cathode capacitance

    4 pF

Data set 03

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 5 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    22.4 V

    Nominal heater rating from supplied sheet

  • Heater current

    450 mA

    Nominal heater rating from supplied sheet

  • Warm-up time

    11 s

    Average warm-up time from supplied sheet

Data set 04

1975 RCA RC30

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Heater Voltage (ac/dc) 6.3 17

    22.4 V

    Heater Voltage (ac/dc) 6.3 17 22.4 volts

  • Heater Current 1.6 0.6

    450 mA

    Heater Current 1.6 0.6 0.45 amperes

  • Heater Warm-up Time (Average) — 11

    11 s

    Heater Warm-up Time (Average) — 11 11 seconds

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage#

    6500 V

    Peak Inverse Plate Voltage# 6500 volts

  • Peak Plate Current

    1100 mA

    Peak Plate Current 1100 mA

  • Average Plate Current

    180 mA

    Average Plate Current 180 mA

  • Plate Dissipation

    6.5 W

    Plate Dissipation 6.5 watts

  • Tube Voltage Drop for plate current of

    350 mA

    Tube Voltage Drop for plate current of 350 mA 34 volts

  • # Pulse duration must not exceed 15% of a horizontal scanning: cycle (

    10 us

    # Pulse duration must not exceed 15% of a horizontal scanning: cycle (10 microseconds).

  • Heater Voltage (ac/dc) 4.2

    6.3 V

    Heater Voltage (ac/dc) 4.2 6.3 volts

  • Heater Current 0.45

    300 mA

    Heater Current 0.45 0.3 ampere

  • Heater Warm-up Time (Average)

    11 s

    Heater Warm-up Time (Average) 11 seconds

  • Plate Voltage

    330 V

    Plate Voltage 330 volts

  • Grid-No. 3 (Suppressor-Grid) Voltage, Positive value

    0 V

    Grid-No. 3 (Suppressor-Grid) Voltage, Positive value 0 volts

  • Grid-No.2 (Screen-Grid) Supply Voltage

    330 V

    Grid-No.2 (Screen-Grid) Supply Voltage 330 volts

  • Grid-No. I (Control-Grid) Voltage, Positive-bias value

    0 V

    Grid-No. I (Control-Grid) Voltage, Positive-bias value 0 volts

  • Plate Dissipation

    2.3 W

    Plate Dissipation 2.3 watts

  • Peak inverse/negative-pulse plate voltage

    6500 V

    Published section value

  • Average output/plate current

    180 mA

    Published section value