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SC4022

Sylvania high-voltage electrostatic cathode-ray instrument tube with multiple deflection plates and anode ratings to 15 kV, intended for precision waveform and measurement display.

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

Description

Ten-inch direct-view oscilloscope CRT with electrostatic focus/deflection, post-deflection acceleration, aluminized P31 screen, and gray-filter faceplate.

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
15000 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 input maximum

    6 W

  • Anode No. 3 voltage maximum

    15000 V

  • Anode No. 2 voltage maximum

    10000 V

  • Anode No. 1 voltage maximum

    3500 V

  • Grid No. 1 negative bias maximum

    -200 V

  • Grid No. 1 positive bias maximum

    0 V

  • Grid No. 1 positive peak maximum

    2 V

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage maximum

    180 V

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

    1500 V

  • Anode No. 3 voltage

    12000 V

  • Anode No. 2 voltage

    8000 V

  • Astigmatism correction voltage

    0 to 200 V

  • Anode No. 1 focus voltage

    2000 to 2400 V

  • Grid No. 1 cutoff voltage

    -100 to -70 V

Capacitance

  • Cathode to all other electrodes capacitance

    7 pF

  • Grid No. 1 to all other electrodes capacitance

    8.5 pF

  • Between deflecting plates 1-2 capacitance

    4 pF

  • Between deflecting plates 3-4 capacitance

    3.5 pF

  • Deflecting plate 1 to all other electrodes capacitance

    13 pF

  • Deflecting plate 2 to all other electrodes capacitance

    13 pF

  • Deflecting plate 3 to all other electrodes capacitance

    8.5 pF

  • Deflecting plate 4 to all other electrodes capacitance

    8.5 pF

Characteristic

  • Deflection factor plates 1-2

    200 to 245 V/in

  • Deflection factor plates 3-4

    180 to 210 V/in

  • Modulation maximum

    27 V

CircuitValue

  • Grid No. 1 circuit resistance maximum

    2 Mohm

  • Deflection-plate circuit resistance maximum

    1 Mohm