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27A12

AEI photoemissive detector tube for industrial optical sensing and measurement applications.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
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Base
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Socket code
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Base pins
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Nominal heater
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Description

27A12 PhotoTube; full semantic REDO from printed ratings and characteristics.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
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Socket code
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Base pins
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Nominal heater voltage
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Nominal heater current
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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

PhotoemissiveDetector

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

REDO promoted-field audit

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 AEI Industrial Valves

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

PhotoemissiveDetector

Characteristics

  • Maximum working voltage

    100 V

  • Maximum mean cathode current

    50 nA

  • Maximum ambient temperature

    70 C

  • Anode-cathode capacitance

    0.7 pF

  • Average overall sensitivity

    5 uA/lumen

  • Maximum dark current

    0.005 uA

Data set 02

1961 Associated Electrical Industries

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

PhotoemissiveDetector

Characteristics

  • Maximum working voltage

    100 V

  • Maximum mean cathode current

    50 nA

  • Anode-cathode capacitance

    0.7 pF

  • Average overall sensitivity

    5 uA/lumen