(et: RECEIVING | 0) =) 2 VET ec ee €) erie & z i a ELECTRON TUBE DIVISION #MHARRISON,N.J. .Contents PAGE ELECTRONS, ELECTRODES, AND ELECTRON TUBES . . 3 Electrons, Cathodes, Generic Tube Types, Diodes, Triodes, Pentodes, Beam Power Tubes, Multi-Electrode and Multi-Unit Types, Receiving Tube Structure, Television Picture Tubes ELECTRON TUBE CHARACTERISTICS . . 1... aay ELECTRON TUBE APPLICATIONS : 13 Amplification, Rectification, Detection, Automatic Volume or Gain Control, Tuning Indication with Electron-Ray Tubes, Oscillation, De- flection Circuits, Frequency Conversion, Automatic Frequency Control ELECTRON TUBE INSTALLATION. 55 Filament and Heater Power Supply, Heater-to-Cathode Connection, Plate Voltage Supply, Grid Voltage Supply, Screen-Grid Voltage Supply, Shielding, Dress of Circuit Leads, Filters, Output-Coupling Devices, High-Voltage Considerations for Television Picture Tubes, Picture- Tube Safety Considerations INTERPRETATION OF TUBE DATA tole 65 RECEIVING TUBE CHART Foe ee 7 Tube TYPES—TECHNICAL DaTA . 1. 1 wee 77 PicTURE-TUBE CHARACTERISTICS CHART. . . . 487 ELECTRON TUBE TESTING See ee ee 481 RESISTANCE-COUPLED AMPLIFIERS . . . . . - «484 Circuits Se 444 OUTLINES Bo ee 466 INDEX ee ATE ReapinGlist 2. 2. we. eee ee 480 KEY: BASING DIAGRAMS (Bottom Views) * Gas-Type Tube = F~ ‘Filament LC Limited Connec- BC Base Sleeve (negative only) tion—Do Not BS Base Shell Fm Filament Tap Use, Except As € External Con- @ Grid Specified in ; i eater ata cu contttive Coating Hi, Heater Tap for NC No Connection— or Panel Lamp May Be Used DI Deflecting Elec- Hm Heater Tap As Tie Point trode IC Internal Connec- =P Plate (Anode) ES External Shield tion RC Ray-Control F Filament —Do Not Use Electrode F+ Filament IS Internal Shield S Shell (positive only) K Cathode TA Target Subscripts for multi-unit types: B, beam unit; D, diode unit; HP, heptode unit; HX, henode unit; P, pentode unit; T, triode unit; TR, tetrode unit.RCA Receiving Tube Manual THIS NEW EDITION, like previous editions, has been prepared to assist those who work or experiment with electron tubes and circuits. It will prove interesting and valuable to engineers, service techni- cians, educators, experimenters, radio amateurs, hobbyists, students, and many others technically concerned with electron tubes. This edition has been augmented and revised to keep pace with our rapidly changing technology. Many tube types widely used in the design of new electronic equipment only a few years ago are now chiefly of interest for renewal purposes; in their place, new advanced types are being used. As a result, you will find that the information in the Tube Types Section for many older types has been limited to basic essential data; the information for the newer and more impor- tant types has been given in greater detail. Many the types are available in addition to the home-entertainment types described in this manual. For industrial and specialized applications, the Electron Tube Division of Radio Corporation of America offers small re- ceiving-type tubes, such as premium tubes, Special Red tubes, computer tubes, and voltage regulator tubes. Other lines of RCA electron devices include: POWER TUBES MICROWAVE TUBES: Transmitting and Magnetrons, Traveling-Wave Industrial Types Tubes, Pencil Tubes ‘TELEVISION CAMERA TUBES CATHODE-RAY TUBES Image Orthicons, Special-Purpose Kinescopes. Vidicons, and Storage Tubes, and Monoscopes Oscillograph Types PHOTOTUBE: SPECIAL TYPES Single-Unit, Twin-Unit, Vacuum Gauge Tubes, and Multiptier Types Image Converters PHOTOCELLS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Photoconductive and Germanium and Silicon Photojunction Types Transistors, Silicon Reetifiers ‘THY RATRONS and JGNITRONS For sales information, For technical information, write write to Sules to Commercial Engineering RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA Exectron TusBe DIvIsion HARRISON, Copyright 1961 by Radio Corporation of Ameriea (All Rights Reserved!