905-A HIGH-VACUUM CATHODE:! Supersedes Type 905 General: Heater, for Unipotential Cathode: Voltage. 2... wees) 25 4 108... . ac or de volts Current... 2. 2 1 21. ee ee ee mp Direct interelectrode Capaci tances tApprox.}! Grid No.1 to Ali Other Electrodes 90 .., upt Os to D2 ee ee ee 20 ... ant WB tobe. ee 1.01 uf Phosphor, (For Curves, see front “of this” Section) . . Not Fluorescence... 2.2 e see ee we ee Green Persistence, ... 2.2... ee ee ee ee. Medium Focusing Method. . 6. ee ee ee ee Electrostatic Deflection Method... 2. ee ee ee Electrostatic Overall Length»... - ee ee ee ee LEH 2" + 3/8" Greatest Diameter of Bulb... 2... . saan ta Minimum Useful Screen Diameter... . 2... eae . . 4-1/2" Mounting Position, ©... ce ee ee ee Any Caps {Fourl. . 2... ee ~. . Small Base... ee ee ee * Long “Sheil Medium bin, Micanol Basing besignation for BOTTOM VIEW... . SBR Pin 1-Heater Cap over } foefl'g Pin 2— Anode No.1 Pins 1¢ Electr. Pin 3- Anode No.2, and § Du2 Grid No.2 Cap | [Pet lectans Pin 4~Grid No.1 over | Elegtroae Pin 5—Heater, Pin 2) Dus Cathode Cap eet Cap \fDeflecting over Electrode over \ Electrode Pin 4} D4 Pin i Duy Dj, and DJ, are nearer the screen Dig and DJ, are nearer the base With DJ, positive with respect to DJz, the spot is de- flected toward pin 3. With DJs positive with respect to D4, the spot is deflected toward pin 2. The angle between the trace produced by OJ, and DJ5 and its intersection with the plane through the tube axis and pin 3 does not exceed 10°. The angle between the trace produced by DJz and DJa and the trace produced by DJ; and Diy is 909 * 6°. Maximum Ratings, Absolute Values: ANODE-No.2 & GRIO-No.2 VOLTAGE. . . . . - 2200 max. volts ANODE~No.1 VOLTAGE. » 6 eee ee ee ee 660 max. volts GRID-No.1 (CONTROL ELECTRODE) VOLTAGE: Negative Value... .. eee eee ee 125 mex. volts Positive Value... 6. ee ee eee 0 max. volts PEAK VOLTAGE BETWEEN ANODE No.2 AND ANY DEFLECTING ELECTRODE. 1100 volts 945 RCA VICTOR DIVISION DATA 1 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY JULY 1,@ 905-A HIGH-VACUUM CATHODE-RAY TUBE Tontinusd fram preceding page) Typical Operation: Anode-No. 2 & Grid-No.2 Yoitage™ , . 1500 2000... volts Ancde-No.1 Volt. for Focus at 75% of Grid-No.i Volt. for Cutoff®, 338 450... volts Grid-No.1 Voit. tor Visual Cutoff#, ~-26 ~35.... volts Max, Anode-No,1 Current Range* . . Between ~50 and +10 wanip. bef lection Sensitivity: OJ, and DU2. ew ee ee . 06295 0,221 2. tin/y de DJg and DJ4 . wg ee ee ee es OB4B 06262 2 2 n/y de Def iection Factor:** buy and O22. ee eae fee 8H TLS LL devin. DJ2 and Digs ee ee 73 97... v desing tas yea Brilliance and definition decrease with decreasing anode-vo,2 voltage, In general, angde-Nu,? valtaje should not be bess than 1902 . @ incividual tubes way require cetween -30% and 425% of tre vabu with grideno.! voltages between zero and cutoff. ¥ Visual extinction of stationary focused spot. Supply snould be sdjust— able to £ 50% of these volues, rve for + Indivicwal tu es shown Vues. ary from these values by 4 208, Spot Position: The undefiected focused spot wili fall within a i2-mm square| centered at the geometric center of the tube face and having one side parallel to the trace produced by DJ; and Diz. Suit— able test conditions are: anode-No.2 voltage, ib0U volts; anode-No.! voltage, adjusted for focus; deflect ing~electrode| resistors, | megohm each, connected to anode-No.2; the tube shielded from all extraneous fields. To avoid damage to the tube, grid-No.| voltage should be near cutoff before applica- tion of ancde voltages. Maximum Circuit Values: Grid-No.1-Circuit Resistance, . 2... . . 145 max. megohms| Resistance in Any Defiecting- Electrode Circuit4# 5,0 max. megohms| AL it is recommended that all deflecting-electrode-circuit resistances vel approximately equal, ATA L JULY 1, 1945 RCA VICTOR DIVISION RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY905-A HIGH-VACUUM CATHODE-RAY TUBE \ TYPICAL OSCILLOGRAPH CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ac SUPPLY VOLTAGE INPUT TO DEFLECTING ELECTRODES HEATER SUPPLY gacs-a297Rs Cli 0.1 wf RU: 2-Megohm Potentiometer C2: 1.0 pF R5: 1.0 Megonm C3 cB C5'Cé: 0.05-pf Blocking R6: 0.35-Megohm Potent iometer Capacitors R7 RB: Dual 5-Megohm Potent iometer RL R2: 2 Megohms R9_RLO: Dual 5-Megonm Potent iometer R3: 6 Megonms Rid R12 R13 RiW: 2 Megonms "when cathode is grounded, capacitors should nave nigh voltage rating: when ‘anode No.2) is grounded, they may have low voltage rating. For Oc amplifier service, deflecting electrodes snould oe connected dir— ect to amplifier output. in this service, it. is preferaple usually to remye deflectingrelectrode resistors to minimize loading effect on anplifier, In order to minimize spot defocusing, it is essentia? that anode No.2 be returned to a point in the amplifier system which will give the lowest possible potential difference between anode No.z and the deflecting electrodes. The license extended to the purchaser of tubes apvears in the License notice accompanying them, Information contained hergin 's furnished without assuming any o0tigat ions. JULY 1, 1945 RCA VICTOR DIVISION DATA 2 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY@ 905-A HIGH-VACUUM CATHODE-RAY TUBE Yt yen dn SCREEN RADIUS 544 ie a2 | aly” MIN. 15,” . 76 We + MAX. 4 SMALL . CAPS 15% N23907 py, 13g Wa 16's" 2% LONG-SHELL PIN BASE jt 9ZCM-u28388 BOTTOM VIEW OF TUBE. € OF BULB WILL NOT DEVIATE MORE THAN 2° IN ANY DIRECTION FROM PERPENDICULAR ERECTED AT CENTER OF BOTTOM OF BASE JULY 1, 1945 RCA VICTOR DIVISION DATA 2 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEYi) 905A AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS E¢=6.3 VOLTS ANODE N21 VOLTS ADJUSTED TO GIVE FOCUS ELECTRODE | ANODE N22 & CURVE | “CURRENT | GRID N¢2 VOLTS A ANODE N21 2000 B ANODE N21 1500 ANODE N2 2 c & GRID N@ 2 2000 ANODE N& 2 D | aR GRID N22 1500 GRID N2I VOLTS =20 Y Q 3 ANODE N&t MICROAMPERES I y & 8 y Qo fo} a w « ul a = < 9 a g = a el Zz 9 a o Cs ~ 21 Zz w a ° Zz < v 8 -40 30 -20 =10 ° GRID N&t VOLTS APR. 27,1945 RCA VICTOR DIVISION 92CM~- 5409R4 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY