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2A22

Western Electric/RMA ballast lamp designed for current-regulating service, with published electrical ratings and operating conditions.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
OCTAL7
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

2A22: Western Electric/RMA ballast lamp with published ratings and operating data. The complete approved datasheet was read semantically, including ratings, characteristics and operating information.

Socket description

7-contact octal-family base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
OCTAL7
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

Ballast

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where applicable; additional useful values retained 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

194X Western Electric Random

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Other

  • Current limit

    1.50–1.70 A

  • Voltage limit

    3.0–8.0 V

Characteristics

  • Mean regulating current

    1.6 A