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DB251

Early 25-centimeter high-vacuum Philips cathode-ray tube for oscilloscope and oscillograph use. The DB25-1 designation is the blue-screen variant documented alongside the related green-screen DG25-1.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
4 V / 2.3 A

Description

Philips DG25-1 is an early 25 cm high-vacuum cathode-ray tube for oscilloscope and oscillograph use, with a green screen; the DB25-1 version uses a blue screen. This designation is a screen/equivalent variant documented on the same DG251 datasheet.

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
4 V
Nominal heater current
2.3 A
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 electrical ratings and characteristics promoted where the locked schema provides a matching field; specialized CRT and operating data retained as section 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

1999 Philips 0-D

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • Screen diameter

    25 cm

    Published datasheet value

  • Screen fluorescence

    Green for DG25-1; blue for DB25-1

    Published datasheet value

  • Focusing

    Electrostatic

    Published datasheet value

  • Deflection

    Electrostatic

    Published datasheet value

Other

  • Filament voltage

    4 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Filament current

    approx. 2.3 A

    Published datasheet value