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Specialized - Switching Tube ·BeamSwitchingCommutator

6710

General-purpose ten-position Burroughs BEAM-X high-vacuum electronic switching device for rapid output selection and commutation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
SK100
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 150 mA

Description

General-purpose 10-position high-vacuum BEAM-X electronic switching device.

Socket description

Burroughs SK-100 26-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
SK100
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
150 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

    100 V

  • Grid Voltage

    200 V

  • Shield Grid Voltage

    200 V

  • Heater-Cathode Voltage

    100 V

  • Individual Target Dissipation

    1 W

  • Switching Speed

    2 MHz

Characteristic

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V