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Specialized - Photo Tube ·PhotoemissiveDetector

GL917

Photoemissive phototube designed for light measurement, relay, or industrial photoelectric detection.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B4B
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Two-electrode high-vacuum phototube for measurement and relay applications with red and infrared sensitivity.

Socket description

Medium 4-pin bayonet

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B4B
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

PhotoemissiveDetector

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Phototube has no dedicated canonical SectionType; published electrical ratings and characteristics are preserved 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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

PhotoemissiveDetector

Characteristic

  • LuminousSensitivity

    20 uA/lm

    At250V

  • InterelectrodeCapacitance

    2 pF

Other

  • MaximumDarkCurrent

    0.1 uA

    At250V

  • Maximum Anode Voltage

    500 V