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3AT2

Tung-Sol flyback high-voltage rectifier for television receivers. Its specialized construction rectifies horizontal-output pulses to generate picture-tube accelerating voltage.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
12FV
Socket code
B12C
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
3.15 V / 220 mA

Description

3AT2 is described in the supplied Tung-Sol datasheet as a flyback high-voltage rectifier. Published electrical ratings and operating characteristics were extracted from the supplied source.

Socket description

Duodecar 12-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
12FV
Socket code
B12C
Base pins
12
Nominal heater voltage
3.15 V
Nominal heater current
220 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

12FV - 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

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
30000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
1.7 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
88 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop
77 V

Flyback service; soft-X-ray warning.

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 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak inverse plate voltage

    30000 V

    FlybackRectifier

  • Peak plate current

    88 mA

    FlybackRectifier

  • DC plate current

    1.7 mA

    FlybackRectifier

Capacitance

  • Plate to heater cathode and internal shield

    1.5 pF

Data set 02

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 1 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Heater voltage

    3.15 V

    Published heater rating

  • Heater current

    600 mA

    Published heater rating

Other

  • Peak inverse plate voltage

    30000 V

    FlybackRectifier

  • Peak plate current

    88 mA

    FlybackRectifier

  • DC plate current

    1.7 mA

    FlybackRectifier

Data set 03

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Tube Voltage Drop

    77 V

    Ib=7mA

Data set 04

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 4 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Voltage (AC or DC) — published value 1

    3.15 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Voltage (AC or DC) — published value 2

    0.32 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Voltage (AC or DC) — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Current at heater volts =3.15 — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Current at heater volts =3.15 — published value 2

    3.15 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Current at heater volts =3.15 — published value 3

    0.22 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Direct Interelecirode Capacitance (Approx.):a — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Direct Interelecirode Capacitance (Approx.):a — published value 2

    0

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Pin 1 -Heater, Cathode, — published value 1

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Pin 1 -Heater, Cathode, — published value 2

    0

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Pin 8 -Heater

    8

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Pin 12 -Heater

    12

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Average Plate Current

    1.7 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • This rating is appl icable when the duration of the voltage pul se does — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • This rating is appl icable when the duration of the voltage pul se does — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • This rating is appl icable when the duration of the voltage pul se does — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • The high voltages at which the gAT2 is operated are very — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • The high voltages at which the gAT2 is operated are very — published value 2

    2 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • The high voltages at which the gAT2 is operated are very — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • high voltages. Particular care against fatal shock should be — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • high voltages. Particular care against fatal shock should be — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • high voltages. Particular care against fatal shock should be — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • taken in the measurement of heater voltage. Under al l circum — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • taken in the measurement of heater voltage. Under al l circum — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • X-radiation. The voltages employed in some television — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • X-radiation. The voltages employed in some television — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • X-radiation. The voltages employed in some television — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • receivers and other high-voltage equipment are sufficiently — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • receivers and other high-voltage equipment are sufficiently — published value 2

    0

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • high that high-voltage rectifier tubes may produce X-radiation — published value 1

    0 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • high that high-voltage rectifier tubes may produce X-radiation — published value 2

    0 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • high that high-voltage rectifier tubes may produce X-radiation — published value 3

    0 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

Other

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage° — published value 1

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage° — published value 2

    30000 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage° — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Peak Plate Current

    88 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a row represent separate source limits or conditions.

  • Peak inverse plate voltage

    30000 V

    Explicitly published rectifier rating/characteristic.

  • Peak plate current

    88 mA

    Explicitly published rectifier rating/characteristic.

  • Average plate current

    1.7 mA

    Explicitly published rectifier rating/characteristic.