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Specialized - Ballast ·Ballast

V2551218B

Special-purpose ballast/current-regulator device intended to maintain controlled current in series-connected heater or filament circuitry rather than provide amplification.

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

Current-regulating ballast device for stabilizing approximately 255 mA over a 12 to 18 V operating range in industrial equipment.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
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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

Ballast

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the approved source.

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

195X Tesla

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Characteristic

  • RegulatedCurrent

    255 mA

    Nominal

  • OperatingVoltageMinimum

    12 V

  • OperatingVoltageMaximum

    18 V