Data set 01
1950 Sylvania
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Cathode Ray
Characteristic
Phosphor
P5
Focusing Method
Electrostatic
Deflecting Method
Electrostatic
Specialized - Cathode Ray ·CathodeRay
8CP5
Eight-inch P5 cathode-ray display tube for high-voltage direct visual service, using magnetic deflection and manufacturer-specified focusing, grid-control, and accelerating-voltage characteristics.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- DIHEPTAL12
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 600 mA
Description
The Sylvania 8CP5 is a 8-inch P5 special-purpose CRT with magnetic focus and deflection.
Socket description
Medium-shell Diheptal 12-contact CRT base
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- DIHEPTAL12
- 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
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
Published maximum ratings and characteristics promoted semantically from the approved source.
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 02
1965 Sylvania Electronic Tubes Vol3
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Cathode Ray
Characteristics
Heater Voltage
6.3 V
Heater Current
600 mA
Focusing Method
Magnetic text
Deflection Method
Magnetic text
Deflection Angle
50 deg
Approximate
Phosphor
P5 text
Fluorescence
Blue text
Persistence
Short text
Cathode-to-All Capacitance
5 pF
Approximate
Grid1-to-All Capacitance
6 pF
Approximate
Other
Maximum Anode Voltage
16000 V
Maximum Grid2 Voltage
450 V
Maximum Grid1 Negative Bias
200 V
RepresentativePublishedLimit
Maximum Grid1 Positive Peak
2 V
Maximum Heater-Cathode Voltage During Warmup
450 V
Duration<=15s
Maximum Heater-Cathode Voltage After Warmup
200 V
Anode Voltage
12000 V
Grid2 Voltage
250 V
Grid1 Cutoff Voltage Minimum
-65 V
Grid1 Cutoff Voltage Maximum
-25 V
Maximum Grid1 Circuit Resistance
1.5 Mohm