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23BQP4

Twenty-three-inch direct-view monochrome television picture tube with electrostatic focusing, magnetic deflection, and an aluminized P4 screen. Manufacturer documentation places it in the high-voltage receiver CRT family used for bright rectangular picture presentation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
NEOEIGHTAR7
Base pins
7
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 5 A

Description

The Sylvania 23BQP4 is a 23-inch aluminized P4 television cathode-ray tube with electrostatic focus and magnetic deflection.

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
7
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
5 A
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
23000 V
Max screen voltage
550 V

CRT-specific ratings, operating conditions, capacitances, focus/deflection, cutoff, optical, and screen data are retained in section 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

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

    450 mA

  • Heater Warm-up Time

    11 s

  • Focusing Method

    Electrostatic text

  • Deflection Method

    Magnetic text

  • Horizontal Deflection Angle

    99 deg

    Approximate

  • Vertical Deflection Angle

    82 deg

    Approximate

  • Diagonal Deflection Angle

    110 deg

    Approximate

  • Phosphor

    Aluminized P4 text

  • Fluorescence

    White text

  • Persistence

    Short to Medium text

  • Light Transmittance

    40 percent

    Approximate

  • Cathode-to-All Capacitance

    5 pF

    Approximate

  • Grid1-to-All Capacitance

    6 pF

    Approximate

  • External Coating-to-Anode Capacitance Minimum

    2000 pF

  • External Coating-to-Anode Capacitance Maximum

    2500 pF

Other

  • Maximum Anode Voltage

    23000 V

  • Minimum Anode Voltage

    12000 V

  • Maximum Grid2 Voltage

    550 V

  • Maximum Heater-Cathode Voltage During Warmup

    450 V

    Duration<=15s

  • Maximum Heater-Cathode Voltage After Warmup

    200 V

  • Typical Anode Voltage

    16000 V

  • Typical Grid2 Voltage

    400 V

  • Focus Voltage Minimum

    0 V

  • Focus Voltage Maximum

    400 V

  • Cutoff Voltage Minimum

    -94 V

  • Cutoff Voltage Maximum

    -46 V

  • Maximum Grid1 Circuit Resistance

    1.5 Mohm

  • Drive Mode

    Grid Drive text

Data set 02

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 1 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS

    10 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Current at 6.3 volts — published value 1

    6.3 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Current at 6.3 volts — published value 2

    450 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Current at 6.3 volts — published value 3

    5 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Warm-Up Time (Average)

    11

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid No.1 to all other electrodes

    6

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Light transmission (Approx.)

    40

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Projected Area of Screen

    282

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid-N o.4 Voltage for focus — published value 1

    0 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid-N o.4 Voltage for focus — published value 2

    400 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • extinction of focused raster — published value 1

    -35 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • extinction of focused raster — published value 2

    -72 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

Other

  • External conductive coating to ultor

    2500 mA

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • ULTOR VOLTAGE

    23000 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • GRID-No.2 VOLTAGE

    550 V

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid-No.l-Circuit Resistance

    1.5 mA

    Published CRT datasheet value; multiple numbers on one source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.