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7JP4

Seven-inch direct-view television picture tube with electrostatic focusing and electrostatic deflection and a P4 white screen. Manufacturer documentation gives anode capability to approximately 6 kV.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B12D
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

A 7-inch direct-view electrostatic-focus and electrostatic-deflection television picture tube with P4 white phosphor.

Socket description

Duodecar 12-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B12D
Base pins
12
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
6000 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
125 V

Promoted fields mapped by printed headings; additional data retained in parameters.

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

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • HeaterVoltageNominal

    6.3 V

    Nominal

  • HeaterCurrentNominal

    600 mA

    Nominal

  • DeflectionFactorVertical

    216 V/in

    ElectrostaticDeflection

  • DeflectionFactorHorizontal

    177 V/in

    ElectrostaticDeflection

Data set 02

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Capacitance

  • CathodeToOtherElectrodesCapacitance

    9.5 pF

    Approximate

Construction

  • DeflectionMethod

    Electrostatic

  • FocusingMethod

    Electrostatic

Data set 03

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • Over-all length. . ...... .. ... ... ... . . . . . . ... ... ... .. .. 1415 =

    34 in

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • Greatest diameter of bulb. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... 7%=

    14 in

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  • Minimum useful screen diameter

    6 in

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  • D1-D2 Trace aligns with Pin No. 5 and tube axis =

    10 deg

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  • be adequate to limit the anode No. 2 input power to

    6 W

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • Anode No. 2 voltage. . .. .. ... . ... .. ... 3000

    6000 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • Anode No. 1 voltage (for focus)#. . .. ... ... .. . .. .. ... .. .. ... ... 810 to 1200 1620 to

    2400 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • Grid No. 1 voltage##. ... .. ... ... . ... . —36 to —84 —72 to —

    168 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • Dland D26. ... .. .. 31 to

    41 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • D3and D4. .. .. 25 to

    34 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • For anode No. 2 voltage between 3000 and

    6000 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

Characteristic

  • *With

    0 V

    Published datasheet line; semantic text-layer recovery

  • *With

    6000 V

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