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TH9801

Vidicon television camera pickup tube designed for professional, industrial, broadcast, telecine, radiological, or military imaging service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
DITETRAR8
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

The Thomson-CSF TH9801 is a one-inch vidicon camera tube with magnetic focus/deflection and high resolution.

Socket description

Small-button Ditetrar 8-pin

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
DITETRAR8
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

CameraPickup

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Composite/image-pickup electron-optical section; camera-specific voltages and performance retained in 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

1972 Thomson CSF

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

CameraPickup

Other

  • Maximum post-acceleration g4 voltage

    1000 V

  • Maximum wall g3 voltage

    1000 V

  • Maximum accelerator g2 voltage

    350 V

  • Maximum g1 negative bias magnitude

    300 V

  • Maximum target voltage

    125 V

  • Maximum dark current

    0.2 uA

  • Maximum peak target current

    0.6 uA

  • Maximum faceplate illumination

    10000 lux

  • Maximum faceplate temperature

    70 C

  • Horizontal scanned area

    12.7 mm

  • Vertical scanned area

    9.5 mm

  • Resolution

    850 TV lines