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Specialized - Photo Tube ·LightSource

CD14

Xenon photographic flash tube with integral reflector and pulse transformer for compact flash equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
InternationalOctal
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
-

Description

Xenon-filled electronic flash tube with integral reflector and pulse transformer for photographic flash equipment.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
InternationalOctal
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

InternationalOctal - 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

LightSource

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
500 V

Promoted fields were populated only where the Ferranti sheet maps cleanly to the locked schema; additional ratings and operating values 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 Ferranti

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

LightSource

Other

  • Discharge energy maximum

    50 J

  • Operating voltage minimum

    180 V

  • Operating voltage maximum

    500 V

  • Minimum interval between flashes

    10 s

    AtMaximumDissipation

  • Discharge capacitor maximum

    600 uF

  • Operating voltage

    420 V

  • Discharge capacitor

    600 uF

  • Charging resistor

    3300 Ohm

  • Flash duration

    0.002 s

    Approximate

  • Trigger capacitor maximum

    0.25 uF

  • Trigger capacitor charge maximum

    350 V