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Specialized - Cathode Ray ·CathodeRay

B30M1

RFT direct-view television picture tube with electromagnetic focusing and electromagnetic deflection. Its high-voltage screen system is intended for monochrome receiver presentation; larger variants include an ion-trap magnet.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 500 mA

Description

A cathode-ray picture tube for direct viewing in television receivers, with a whitish 180 × 240 mm screen, electromagnetic focusing and deflection, and an ion-trap magnet.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
500 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
12000 V
Max screen voltage
500 V
Max cathode current
0.035 mA

Cathode-ray electron-gun/display system with ion-trap magnet, electromagnetic focusing and deflection.

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

1953 RFT Rundfunk Technik

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • Anode operating voltage

    10 kV

  • Screen-grid operating voltage

    450 V

  • Cathode current

    30 µA

  • Ion-trap magnetic field

    60 G

  • Anode minimum voltage

    8 kV

  • Cathode peak current maximum

    100 µA

  • Heater-cathode voltage maximum

    125 V

  • Screen loading maximum

    5 mW/cm²

Characteristic

  • Cutoff voltage

    -35 to -90 V

  • Warm-up time

    1 min