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5AQP2

Five-inch special-purpose instrument CRT with electrostatic focusing and deflection and a P2 blue-green/green long-persistence screen. Its direct-view electrostatic beam system is suited to oscillographic and precision measurement displays.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B14A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

Five-inch special-purpose/instrument CRT with electrostatic focus, electrostatic deflection, and P2 phosphor (Blue-green / green afterglow, long persistence).

Socket description

Large readout/Nixie 14-contact base, 44.5 mm pin circle

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B14A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
600 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
4400 V

Published Sylvania CRT ratings, focus/deflection conditions, capacitances, cutoff/modulation values, and tolerance data retained where legible.

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

Characteristics

  • Focusing method

    Electrostatic

  • Deflection method

    Electrostatic

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater current

    600 mA

  • Fluorescence

    Blue-green / green afterglow

  • Persistence

    Long

  • Deflection factor D1-D2

    40 to 50 V/in

  • Deflection factor D3-D4

    31.5 to 38.5 V/in

  • Modulation maximum

    40 V

  • Line width maximum

    0.03 in

  • Useful scan minimum

    4 x 4 in

  • Pattern distortion at 100% useful scan maximum

    2 %

Construction

  • Phosphor

    P2

  • Faceplate construction

    Clear

Application

  • Application

    Oscilloscope / instrument / special-purpose display

Other

  • Anode-2 voltage maximum

    4400 V

  • Anode-1 focus voltage maximum

    1650 V

  • Grid-1 negative-bias maximum

    -220 V

  • Grid-1 positive-bias maximum

    0 V

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage maximum heater negative

    200 V

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage maximum heater positive

    200 V

  • Peak anode-2 to deflection-plate voltage maximum

    400 V

  • Typical anode-2 voltage

    2500 V

  • Typical focus voltage range

    0 to 300 V

  • Grid cutoff range

    -34 to -56 V

  • Anode-2 current maximum

    400 uA

  • Grid-1 circuit resistance maximum

    1.5 Mohm

  • Deflection-circuit resistance maximum

    1 Mohm