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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·BeamPower-Diode

33GY7

Combined high-perveance damper diode and beam-power horizontal-deflection tube, integrating television line-output amplification and sweep-energy recovery in one envelope.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
2
Base
12-pin Compactron
Socket code
B12C
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
33.6 V / 450 mA

Description

High-perveance damper diode and beam-power pentode for television horizontal deflection. It uses a nominal 33.6 V, 0.45 A heater. The supplied datasheet was used for ratings, characteristics, and typical operating data.

Socket description

Duodecar 12-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
12-pin Compactron
Socket code
B12C
Base pins
12
Nominal heater voltage
33.6 V
Nominal heater current
450 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

12-pin Compactron - Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate dissipation
3.8 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
4200 V
Rectifier nominal output current
135 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
810 mA

Published promoted fields populated by semantic section ownership.

Section 2

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
10000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0065 S
Amplification factor
4
Max plate voltage
400 V
Max screen voltage
150 V
Max plate dissipation
9 W
Max screen dissipation
3 W
Max cathode current
155 mA

Published promoted fields populated by semantic section ownership.

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 2

Beam Power

Other

  • Peak Positive Pulse Plate Voltage

    5000 V

    Section2

Characteristic

  • Transconductance

    6500 uS

    Section2

Data set 02

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 3 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Diode

Other

  • MaxPlateDissipation

    3.8 W

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierMaximumPeakInverseVoltage

    4200 V

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierNominalOutputCurrent

    135 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierPeakForwardCurrent

    810 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Heater Voltage

    33.6 V

    Nominal heater rating

  • Heater Current

    450 mA

    Nominal heater rating

Characteristic

  • InterelectrodeCapacitanceDataPublished

    1 boolean

    See supplied datasheet capacitance table

SECTION 2

Beam Power

Characteristic

  • Plate Resistance

    10000 ohm

    Published datasheet value

  • InterelectrodeCapacitanceDataPublished

    1 boolean

    See supplied datasheet capacitance table

Other

  • MaxPlateVoltage

    400 V

    Published datasheet value

  • MaxScreenVoltage

    150 V

    Published datasheet value

  • MaxPlateDissipation

    9 W

    Published datasheet value

  • MaxScreenDissipation

    3 W

    Published datasheet value

  • MaxCathodeCurrent

    155 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Heater Voltage

    33.6 V

    Nominal heater rating

  • Heater Current

    450 mA

    Nominal heater rating