Skip to main content
Tube Tinker — Electron Tube Database
Alternatives & variationsDownload PDF datasheet

Specialized - Cathode Ray ·CathodeRay

AW3620Z

European rectangular monochrome television picture tube with electrostatic focusing, magnetic deflection, and a metal-backed or aluminized screen. Manufacturer documentation supports high-voltage direct-view receiver service with compact wide-angle geometry.

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

Description

14-inch rectangular television CRT with electrostatic focus and 70-degree magnetic deflection.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
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

Cathode Ray

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
18000 V

Published Mullard ratings, characteristics, capacitances, and operating data promoted where applicable; additional electrical values retained as 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

1963 Mullard

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • Focusing method

    Electrostatic

  • Deflection method

    Magnetic

  • Deflection angle

    70 deg

  • Light transmission

    70 %

Construction

  • Screen construction

    Metal-backed

Application

  • Application

    Direct-view television / radar display

Other

  • Focus-electrode control range

    -55 to +145 V

  • Final-anode voltage maximum

    18 kV

  • Heater-cathode voltage maximum cathode negative

    125 V

  • Heater-cathode voltage maximum cathode positive

    200 V

  • Heater-cathode peak voltage maximum cathode positive

    410 V

  • Heater surge voltage maximum

    9.5 V rms

    SeriesHeater