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SC4009

Four-and-one-half by five-and-one-half inch direct-view oscilloscope CRT with electrostatic focusing and electrostatic deflection, designed for precision waveform display.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
B12-37
Socket code
DIHEPTAL12
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

Four-and-one-half by five-and-one-half inch direct-view oscilloscope CRT with electrostatic focus and electrostatic deflection.

Socket description

Medium-shell Diheptal 12-contact CRT base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
B12-37
Socket code
DIHEPTAL12
Base pins
12
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
600 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

B12-37 - 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
4400 V

Ratings and characteristics promoted from the supplied Sylvania source where explicitly published.

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

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    6.3 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    600 mA

Data set 02

1965 Sylvania Electronic Tubes Vol3

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Cathode Ray

Other

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater current

    540 mA to 660 mA

  • Anode No. 2 voltage maximum

    4400 V

  • Anode No. 1 voltage maximum

    1650 V

  • Grid No. 1 negative bias maximum

    -220 V

  • Grid No. 1 positive bias maximum

    0 V

  • Grid No. 1 positive peak maximum

    2 V

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage maximum

    200 V

  • Peak Anode No. 2 to deflecting-plate voltage maximum

    1200 V

  • Anode No. 2 voltage

    2500 V

  • Anode No. 1 focus voltage

    0 to 300 V

  • Grid No. 1 cutoff voltage

    -56 to -34 V

  • Anode No. 2 current maximum

    400 uA

Capacitance

  • Cathode to all other electrodes capacitance

    5 pF

  • Grid No. 1 to all other electrodes capacitance

    6.9 pF

  • Between deflecting plates 1-2 capacitance

    4.5 pF

  • Between deflecting plates 3-4 capacitance

    1.6 pF

  • Deflecting plate 1 to all other electrodes capacitance

    9.3 pF

  • Deflecting plate 2 to all other electrodes capacitance

    9.3 pF

  • Deflecting plate 3 to all other electrodes capacitance

    6.3 pF

  • Deflecting plate 4 to all other electrodes capacitance

    6.3 pF

Characteristic

  • Deflection factor plates 1-2

    40 to 50 V/in

  • Deflection factor plates 3-4

    31.5 to 38.5 V/in

  • P1 light output minimum

    15 ft-L

  • Modulation maximum

    40 V

  • Line width maximum

    0.03 in

  • Deflection factor uniformity maximum

    1 %

  • Pattern distortion at 100 percent useful scan maximum

    1 %

CircuitValue

  • Grid No. 1 circuit resistance maximum

    1.5 Mohm

  • Deflection circuit resistance maximum

    1 Mohm