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Y4075

Fast seven-segment vacuum fluorescent digital display producing bright numerals at low drive and power levels through phosphor-screened electron-excited segments.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
1.2 V / 40 mA

Description

The readout tube provides a bright, sharp display of numerals at low drive and power levels at a very fast speed. Numbers are displayed by excitation of phosphor-screened - —

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
1.2 V
Nominal heater current
40 mA
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

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X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Vacuum fluorescent/readout display represented as SectionType Other; published electrical/optical data preserved 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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

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Other

  • MaximumSegmentVoltage

    35 V

  • TypicalSegmentVoltage

    27 V

  • 2 Total power requirements of less than

    1756 mW

  • 5 Typical light output of 200 foot lamberts at

    25 V

  • 6 Maximum allowable segment voltage is

    35 V

Characteristic

  • TypicalBrightness

    200 foot-lambert

    At 27 V