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25VAGP22

Twenty-five-inch color television picture tube with three electrostatically focused guns, magnetic convergence/deflection, and an aluminized P22 tricolor screen. High-voltage direct-view construction and shadow-mask color presentation place it firmly in color receiver service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
DUODECAL12
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 900 mA

Description

25-inch 90-degree three-gun color television CRT with rare-earth-red P22 color screen and bipotential electrostatic focus.

Socket description

Duodecal 12-contact color CRT base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
DUODECAL12
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
900 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

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Three-gun color CRT electron-gun/display assembly.

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 Westinghouse Data Book

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    900 mA

  • Electron Guns

    3 count

    RedBlueGreen

  • Focusing Method

    Electrostatic text

  • Focus Lens

    Bipotential text

  • Convergence Method

    Magnetic text

  • Deflection Method

    Magnetic text

  • Diagonal Deflection Angle

    90 deg

    Approximate

  • Horizontal Deflection Angle

    78 deg

    Approximate

  • Vertical Deflection Angle

    60 deg

    Approximate

  • Grid1-to-All Capacitance

    9 pF

    AnyGun

  • Parallel Cathodes-to-All Capacitance

    12 pF

    AllGunsParallel

  • Focus Electrode-to-All Capacitance

    9 pF

    Grid3

  • External Coating-to-Anode Capacitance Minimum

    2000 pF

  • External Coating-to-Anode Capacitance Maximum

    2500 pF

  • Phosphor

    Aluminized Tri-color P22 text

  • Shadow Mask

    Temperature Compensated text

  • Screen Area

    315 sq in

    Approximate