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Specialized - Switching Tube ·BeamSwitchingCommutator

6704

High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
SK105
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 300 mA

Description

High-speed high-vacuum ten-output magnetron beam-switching tube.

Socket description

Burroughs SK-105 20-contact beam-switching tube socket family

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
SK105
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
300 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

BeamSwitchingCommutator

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Special-purpose display/switching section. Published non-promoted ratings are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1963 Burroughs

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

BeamSwitchingCommutator

Other

  • Target Voltage

    300 V

  • Spade Voltage

    200 V

  • Grid Voltage

    200 V

  • Heater-Cathode Voltage

    90 V

  • Individual Target Dissipation

    1 W

  • Typical Cathode Current

    6.5 mA

    Test circuit

Capacitance

  • Any Spade to All Other Elements Capacitance

    2 pF

  • Odd Grids to All Other Elements Capacitance

    10 pF

  • Even Grids to All Other Elements Capacitance

    10 pF

  • Cathode to All Other Elements Capacitance

    6 pF