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3BGP11

Three-inch direct-view oscilloscope CRT with electrostatic focusing and deflection. Its P11 blue, short persistence screen and published deflection characteristics support compact precision oscillographic instrumentation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B12A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
1.5 V / 140 mA

Description

Sylvania 3BGP11 direct-view oscilloscope CRT with electrostatic focus/deflection; P11 blue, short persistence. Published maximum ratings, capacitances, and typical operating conditions were extracted from the supplied datasheet.

Socket description

Duodecal 12-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B12A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
1.5 V
Nominal heater current
140 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
Max plate voltage
2750 V

Published CRT maximum ratings, capacitances, and operating conditions extracted from supplied Sylvania datasheet.

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 Sylvania Electronic Tubes Vol3

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristic

  • Heater Voltage

    1.5 V

  • Heater Current

    140 mA

  • FocusingMethod

    Electrostatic

  • DeflectionMethod

    Electrostatic

  • Phosphor

    P11 blue, short persistence

  • MinimumUsefulScreen

    2.25 x 1.125 in

  • GridToAllCapacitance

    4.5 pF

  • BetweenDeflectionPlates1_2Capacitance

    2 pF

  • BetweenDeflectionPlates3_4Capacitance

    2.5 pF

  • P1LightOutputMinimum

    20 ft-L

    P1 variant/reference condition

  • LineWidthMaximum

    0.65 mm

Other

  • Anode2VoltageMaximum

    2750 V

  • Anode1FocusVoltageMaximum

    1100 V

  • GridNegativeBiasMagnitudeMaximum

    200 V

  • GridPositivePeakVoltageMaximum

    2 V

  • PeakHeaterCathodeVoltageNegative

    140 V

  • PeakVoltageAnode2ToDeflectionPlate

    550 V

  • Anode2Voltage

    2000 V

  • Anode1VoltageForFocus

    400-700 V

  • GridVoltageForCutoff

    -38 to -67.5 V

  • DeflectionFactorPlates1_2

    68-92 V/in

  • DeflectionFactorPlates3_4

    28-38 V/in

  • GridCircuitResistanceMaximum

    1.5 Mohm

  • DeflectionCircuitResistanceMaximum

    1 Mohm

  • Anode2PowerInputMaximum

    6 W

  • AltitudeMaximum

    35000 ft