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MW3116

Philips/Mullard direct-view monochrome television picture tube with magnetic deflection and family-specific focusing and heater arrangements. Manufacturer documentation identifies receiver display service across the MW22 and MW31 picture-tube families.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B12A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 300 mA

Description

31 cm television picture tube with clear face plate, based on the MW31 family.

Socket description

Duodecal 12-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B12A
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
11000 V

Clear-face-plate television picture tube explicitly stated to be equivalent to MW31-74.

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

1957 Philips Receiving and Amplifying Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristic

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    300 mA

  • DeflectionMethod

    Magnetic

  • FocusingMethod

    Magnetic

Other

  • TypicalAcceleratingVoltage

    7000 V

  • MaximumAcceleratingVoltage

    11000 V

Data set 02

1963 Philips Electron Tubes Handbook V2

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • Equivalent electrical type

    MW31-74

    Source-stated equivalence

  • Face plate

    Clear

Data set 03

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater current

    300 mA

  • Grid No.1 cutoff voltage

    -20 to -60 V

Construction

  • Useful screen diameter

    265 mm

  • Deflection method

    Magnetic

  • Focusing method

    Magnetic

  • Screen construction

    Metal-backed

  • Ion trap

    Present

Other

  • Operating anode voltage

    7000 V

  • Maximum anode voltage

    11000 V

  • Grid No.2 / auxiliary anode voltage

    250 V