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TH73

Indirectly heated subminiature vacuum thermocouple for moderate low-current measurement. Heater current is converted into a small thermoelectric output voltage.

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

Description

Indirectly heated vacuum thermocouple; TH73 is covered or explicitly cross-referenced on the TH71/TH73/TH75 family sheet. The supplied Philips source was read for heater or filament data, ratings, characteristics, capacitances, and representative operating conditions.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
SUBMINIATURE
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

SUBMINIATURE - 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

Sensor

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Vacuum thermocouple; heater/thermocouple measuring characteristics retained as 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 E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Sensor

Characteristics

  • Heater current range

    0-75 mA

  • Approximate square-law proportional range

    0-20 mA

  • Heater current at 12 mV output

    40 mA

  • Heater resistance

    7 ohm

  • Thermocouple resistance

    3.5 ohm

  • Response time

    10 sec

Other

  • Maximum heater current for 1 minute

    100 mA

  • Maximum heater-to-thermocouple voltage

    100 V