3KP! OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION DATA General: Heater, for Unipotential Cathode: Voltage. we ee ee ee 6.32 2... 46- ac or de volts Current... ee ee es O16 $108 2... eee ee amp | Direct Interelectrode Capacitances (Approx. }: Grid No.1 to all other electrodes. ....- 8 mut Deflecting electrode DU1 to deflecting electrode U2...... eee 208 pet Deflecting electrode DJ3 to deflecting electrode Buss arr ae » 25 wut QU1 to all other electrodes... 11s eee 11 ep DJ2 to all other electrodes... .-- ee . 8 pet 0J3 to all other electrodes... 1... 7 put OJq to all other electrodes... see 8 met Faceplate... eee ee ee «+ ees Clear Glass} Phosphor (For Curves, see front of this Section), .... PL Fluorescence. . «+ re Green Phosphorescence » » + see + ~- Persistence... - eee ae Focusing Method... ee eee . « Electrostatic Deflection Method ©. 6 ee eee ee ee ee Electrostatic verall Length... . ee eee ee ee ee U1/2" + 1/4" reatest Diameter of Bulb. 2. ses ee ee .. 3" + 1/16" imimur Useful Screen Diameter, . 2. - ee ee wee 23/4" feight (Approx). 26 ee ee ee es we ee 9 oz/— founting Position... ..- be ee we +s Any bulb, . 2. erry ee ee Sede Ease. . . + « . «MediumShell Magnal 11-Pin (JETEC No.B11-66) | Basing Designation tor BOTTOM VIEW. «2 ee ee ee ee 11M Pin 1-Heater Pin 8-ODeflecting Pin 2-Gria No.1 Electrode Pin 3-Cathode Du2 Pin 4-Grid No.3 Pin 9-Deflecting Pin 5 ~Deflecting Elect rode Electrode Oa 053 Pin 10- Internal Pin 6 -Deflecting Connect ion~ Electrode Oo Not Use Dug Pin 11~Heater Pin 7-Ultor (Grid No.2, Grid No.4, Collector) DJx and Dlg are nearer the screen DJz and DJg are nearer the base “Indicates a change. 4-56 DATA 1 TUGE DIVISION RADIO CORPORATION GF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERIEY3KPI OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE With DU1 positive with respect to DJ2, the spot is deflected toward pin 4. With 03 positive with respect to0U4, the spot| is deflected toward pin 1. The plane through the tube axis and pin 1 may vary from the trace produced by DJ3 and DU4 by #10° (measured about the tube| axis). The angle between DJi - QJ2 trace and DJ3 - Dg trace is 90° #39. jaximum Ratings, Design-Center Values: JULTOR VOLTAGE . IGRID-No.3 VOLTAGE . . IGR|D-No. 1 VOLTAGE: Negative bias value... . Positive bias value... . Positive peak value . oa PEAK VOLTAGE BETWEEN ULTOR™ AND ANY DEFLECTING ELECTRODE... 2... PEAK HEATER-CATHODE VOLTAGE: Heater negative with respect to cathode Heater positive with respect to cathode . Equipment Design Ranges: For any ultor voltage (Ec4) between recommended minimum™ and 2500 volts rid-No.3 Voltage for Focus. ..... 16% to 30% of Fey rid-No.1 Voltage for Visual Extinction of Undeflected Focused Spot... - +. . + 1.9% to 4.5% of E, rid-No.3 Current for 4 Any Operating Condi- tion 2 ee ee eee -15 to +10 Deflection Factors: D1,’ W2....2. 50 to 68 v de/in,/kv of Ec, 0J3 & D4 38 to 52 v de/in./kv of E¢ Spot“Position. .... ## 4 Examples of Use of Design Ranges: For ultor voltage of 1000 2000 volts IGrid-No.3 Voltage for Focus... +... 160 to 300 320 to 600 volts * Brilliance and definition decrease with decreasing ultor voltage. Rec ommended minimum for the 3kP1 in general service is 1000 volts but a yalue as low as $00 volts may De used under conditions af low-velocity i deflection and low ambient-light levels. WH The center of the undeflected focused spot will fall within a circle having 7.5-mm radius concentric with the center of the tube face, = Indicates a change, 4-56 yuee Drvi DATA 1 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY3KPI OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE For ultor voltage of 1000 2000 volts| Grid-No.1 Voltage for Visual Extinction of Undeflected Focused Spot... 1.2.4 19 to-45 -38 to -90 volts|—- Deflection Factors: 1 & D2... 20s 50 to 68 100 to 136 volts de/in. Ds & 4a... --- 38 to 52 76 to 104 volts de/in, Maximum Circuit Values: Grid-No.1-Circuit Resistance... .. ++ 1.5 max, megohms| Resistance in Any Deflecting Electrode Circuit™ . 2. ee ee ee ee 5 max. megohms ® it is recommended that the defiecting-electrode-circuit resistances D approximately equal. 234" MIN. 350" | SCREEN DIA, MEDIUM - SHELL: MAGNAL 1t-PIN BASE JETEC N@ BII-66 92CM~ 6599RI { OF BULB WILL NOT DEVIATE MORE THAN 2° IN ANY DIRECTION FROM PERPENDICULAR ERECTED AT CENTER OF BOTTOM OF BASE. Indicates a change. 4-56 TUBE DIVISION DATA 2 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY3KPI OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE TYPICAL OSCILLOGRAPH CIRCUIT HIGH~ VOLTAGE AC SUPPLY VOLTAGE INPUT. TO DEFLECTING ELECTRODES HEATER SUPPLY 92CS-6690R2 C1: 0.1 wf, 3000 volts R5: 1.0 Megohm, 0.5 watt C2: 1.0 pf, 200 Volts R6: 0.8-Megohm Potentiometer, 0.5 Wat 3 C4 C5 C6: 0.0S-zf Blocking R7 R@: Oval 5—Megohm Potentiometer, Capacitors 0.5 Watt Ri R2: 2 Megohms, 0.5 watt R9 R10: Dual 5-Megohm Potentiometer, R3: 6 Megohms, 0.5 watt 0.5 watt Ri: 2-MegohmPotentiometer, 0.S5watt R11 R12 R13 R1Y: 2 Megohms, 0.5 watt when cathode is grounded, capacitors should have high voltage rating 3000 volts); when ultor.'is grounded, they may nave Tow voltage rating 200 volts), For de amplifier service, deflecting electrodes should be connected direct to amplifier output. ‘In this service, it is preferable usually to remove deflecting-electrode resistors to minimize loading effect on amplifier. in order to minimize spot defocusing, it is essential that ultor be returned to a point in the amplifier system nhich will give tne lowest possible potential difference between ultor and the deflecting electrodes. Devices and arrangements shown or described herein may use patents of RCA or others. Information contained herein is furnished without responsioility by RCA for its use and without prejudice to RCA‘'S patent rights. 4-56 TUBE DIVISION CE-6690R2 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY3KP! CHARACTERISTICS E¢ = 6.3 VOLTS GRID-N23 VOLTS ADJUSTED FOR FOCUS GRID-N2! VOLTS ADJUSTED TO GIVE ULTOR- 0 0 ra Zz e x Q z a w Zz a = < ot a 4 CURRENT VALUE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT LINE WIDTH AT DIFFERENT ULTOR VOLTAGES. FOR A GIVEN ULTOR VOLTAGE, LINE WIDTH AND RELATIVE LINE BRIGHTNESS INCREASE WITH INCREASE IN ULTOR CURRENT 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 ULTOR VOLTS TUBE DIVISION: 92CM~-TI9IRE NADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HAREISON, NEW JEALEY2 ay 3KPI MAXIMUM ULTOR-CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FROM POWER SUPPLY E¢=6.3 VOLTS GRIO-N23 VOLTS ADJUSTED FOR FOCUS MAX. ULTOR CURRENT FOR ANY TUBE AT ZERO GRID-N8I VOLTAGE RECOMMENDED MAX. ULTOR CURRENT n w « a a = s a 2 = 5 5 5 ° 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 ULTOR VOLTS TUBE DIVISION 92CM~-7192RI BADIO CORPORATION OF AMEIICA, HABRISON, NEW JERSEY3KPI AVERAGE CHARACTERISTIC t E¢=6.3 VOLTS GRID-N23 VOLTS ADJUSTED TO FOCUS ULTOR VOLTS=2000 -60 -40 20 GRID-N2l VOLTS TUBE DIVISION ADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY 7 n uw x Wi a = < a 2 = « 9 a 5 ° 92CM-6658R23KP4 OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION The 3kPq is the same as the 3kP1 except for the follow- ing items: General: Phosohor (For curves, see front of this section)., .P4—Sulfide Type} Fluorescence, 2 6 ee ee ee ee ee ee eee we White Phosphorescence «se ee ee ee ee ee te ee ws White Persistence... 6. ee ee ee ee ee + eMedium-Short] {n general, operation of the 3KP4 at an ultor voltage less than 1500 volts is not recommended. The PERSISTENCE CHARACTERISTICS of the Pu-sulfide phosphor are the same as those shown for the PI! phosphor at the front of this Section 3KP7 OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION The 3KP7 is the same as the 3kP1 except for the follow- ing items: General: Phosphor (For Curves, see front of this Section). ... . .P7 Fluorescence, «2 6 2 ee we ee ee ee we © Purplish-Blue Persistence . 2. 6 6 ee ee ee ee ee + «MediumShort Phosphorescence » 6 se ee ee ee eee © Yellowish-Green Persistence » 26 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee © Very Long ttett In general, operation of the 3KP7 at an ultor voltage less than 1500 volts is not recommended. 3KPII OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION Ihe gKPi1 is the same as the 3KP1 except for the follow- ing items: General: Phosphor (For Curves, see front of this Section)... . . Pll Fluorescence. 6. ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Blue Phosphorescence » eee ee te ee ee ee ew ee eBluU Persistence » oe 6 6 eet ee ee ew © « eMedium Short | In general, operationof the 3KPil at an ultor voltage less than 4500 volts is not recommended. > Indicates a change, 11-38 ELECTRON TUBE DIVISION DATA RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HAERISON, NEW JERSEY3KPI6 OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION The 9XP16 is the same as the 3KP1 except for the follow- ng items: General: Phosphor (For Curves, see front of this Section)... . .P16 Fluorescence— Visible radiation... ... Invisible radiation. . . Phosphorescence— Persistence of visible radiation. . Persistence of invisible radiation . In general, operationof the 3KP16 at an ultor voltage less than 1500 volts is not recommended. 11-58 ELECTRON TUBE DIVISION DATA AIO CORFORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY@ *% 3KP4 KINESCOPE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION ATA General: Heater, for Unipotential Cathode: Voltage. . 2. ee eee 6.3 sees ac or de volts Current. . ee ee ee 0.6 we ee ee eee MD Direct Interelectrode Capacitances (Approx.): Grid No.1 to All Other Electrodes... . Bo... ppt Cathode to All Other Electrodes. 2... So. ee me Dy to Dg ee ee ee ee 2 Dg toys ee ee eee eee 2.5 2... mf DUy to All Other Electrodes... 1... ato... et Dip to All Other Electrodes... 1... 8B 1. . ppt D3 to All Other Electrodes... 2... Tow ee pet Dy to All Other Electrodes. 2... Bo... mF Phosphor (For Curves, see front of this Section)... No.4 Fluorescence and Phosphorescence. .... +... . White Persistence of Phosphorescence .. 1. e+ ee eee Medium Focusing Method. » 2... ee ee eee ww Electrostatic Deflection Method. «6 6 6 4. ee ee ee ee Electrostatic Overall Length. 2... ee eee ee eee At-1/2" + 1/4" Greatest Diameter of Bulb... 2... ee eee 3" + 1/16" Minimum Useful Screen Diameter... . 2... we 2-3/4" Raster Size (Approx.}. 6. 6. eee ee co 7/8" x 2 1" Mounting Position, 2... ee ee ee ee eee Any Base. 6 we ee ee ee ee ee ©) Medium-Shel! Magnal 11-Pin Basing Designation for BOTTOM VIEW... .......- 11M Pin 1-Heater Pin 7- Anode No.2, + + Grid No.2 Pin 2—Grid No.1 Pin 8-Deflecting Pin 3~ Cathode Electrode i _ Qu2 Pin &~ Anode No. Pin 9-Deflecting Pin 5-Deflecting Electrode Electrode Dut 03 Pin 10 - Internal Pin 6 -Deflecting Connect ion= Electrode Do Not Use D4 Pin 11-Heater DJ, and DJ, are nearer the screen DJg and DJ, are nearer the base With Dj, positive with respect to Wa, the spot is deflected towardoin4. With 0J3 positive with respect to D4, the spot is deflected toward pin 1. The angle between the trace produced by DJ3 and DU4 and its intersection with the plane through the tube axis and pin 1 does not exceed 10°. The angle between the trace produced by Dig and DJ4 and the trace produced by DJz and DJ2 is 90° + 3°, Nov. 15, 1948 TUBE DEPARTMENT TENTATIVE DATA £ RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY \3KP4 KINESCOPE Maximum Ratings, Design-Center Values: ANODE-No.2 VOLTAGES. 2. 2 ee ee ee ee © 2500 max. volts ANODE-No.1 VOLTAGE... se ee ee ee + = © 1000 max. volts IGR1D-No.1 (CONTROL ELECTRODE} VOLTAGE: Negative bias value... .- eee eee 200 max. volts Positive bias value... se. eee eee 0 max. volts Positive peak value... 2. ee eee 2 max. volts PEAK VOLTAGE SETWEEN ANODE No.2 AND ANY DEFLECTING ELECTRODE. . - 500 max. volts IPEAK HEATER-CATHODE VOLTAGE: Heater negative with respect to cathode: 125 max. volts Heater positive with respect to cathode. 125 max. volts Equipment Design Ranges: For any anode-No.2 voltage (Eb) between 1500* and 2500 volts Anode-No.1 Vol tage for Focus? 16% to 3% of Ebp . ~~ volts Grid-No.1 Voltage for Visual Cutoff 1.9% to 4.5% of Epo volts Anode-No.1 Current for Any Operating Condition +15 to +10 eee pamp Deflection Factors: Dy & D2, ee ee ee 50 to 68 v dc/in./kv of Ebo Dig & Dg. ee ee eee 38 to 52 v de/in./kv of Epo Spot Position... 1. e e Examples of Use of Design Ranges: For anode-No.2 voltage of 2000 volts Anode-No.1 Voltage? ...---- 320 to 600. . . volts Grid-No.1 Voltage for Visual Cutoff -38 to -90... volts Deflection Factors: D4 & Do. se ee eee ee ee ~ 100 to 136 volts de/in, M38 D4... ee ee eee 76 to 104 volts dc/in. Maximum Circuit Values: Grid-No.1-Circuit Resistance. ..... . 1.5 max. megohms| Resistance in Any Deflecting Electrode Circuit?, . 2... 5 max. megohms} Minimum Circuit Values: When the output capacitor ot the power supply is capable of storingmore than 250 microcoulombs, and when the inherent reg-| ulation of the power supply permits the instantaneous short- circuit current to exceed 1 ampere, the effective resistance incircuit between indicated electrode and the output capaci tor| should be as follows: Grid-No.1-Circuit Resistance... ~~... 220 min, ohms! Anode-No.1-Circuit Resistance... ~~ ~~ 1100 min. ohms Anode-No. 2-Circuit Resistance... .. » « 3000 min. ohms §,*,5, 9,0: see next page. NOV. 15, 1948 TUBE DEPARTMENT TENTATIVE DATA 1 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY3KP4 KINESCOPE The resisters should be capable of withstanding the applied vol tage. * anode No.2 and grid No.2 which are connected together within tube are } referred to herein as anode No.2. Brilliance and definition decrease with decreasing anode-no. 2 voltage. ° With the combined grid-No. 1-Dias voltage and video-si gna} voltage adjusted ! [ for ahighlight prightness of 2 foot-lamverts on a 1-7/8*x 2-1/2" picture 4 area, With 1500 volts on anode No.2, grid-No.1 bias adjusted so that spot is / just yvisiole, and no defiection, the center of tne spot will fall with | jnacircte having 7.5-m radius concentric with the center of the tune ace. PP tt is recommended tnat the deflecting-electrode-circuit resistances be approximately equal, i OUTLINE DIMENSIONS for Type 3KP4 are the same as those shown for Type 3KP1 Nov. 15, 1948 TUBE DEPARTMENT TENTATIVE DATA 2 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY3KP4 Ep = 6.3 VOLTS ANODE -N® 2 VOLTS = 2000 GRID-N21 BIASED TO CUTOFF j RASTER SIZE | %g’x 2/3" (FOCUSED) 0 2 ws 3 = < z & o ° v a a ra Zz & = g x o kb x g a r o = 10 20 30 40 50 PEAK GRID-N&! DRIVE FROM CUTOFF — VOLTS DEC.13, 1948 ‘TUBE DEPARTMENT RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, MARRISON, NEW JERSEY HE 60 92CM-7087R | ANODE-N2&2 MICROAMPERES3KPII v OSCILLOGRAPH TUBE ELECTROSTATIC FOCUS ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION The 3KP11 is the same as the 3KP1 except that it has a phosphor of the short-persistence, blue-t}uorescence type designated Pli. The blue radiation of the P11 screen is highly actinic and has sufficiently short persistence to permit use of the 3KP12 in all moving film photographic applications without blurring exceot in those where film moves at a high speed. The 3KPi1 is also quite satisfactory for visual observation of phenomena because its phosphor has unusually high brightness for a blue screen. In general, operation of the 3KP11 at an anode-No.2 voltage less than 1500 volts is not recommended, THE SPECTRAL-ENERGY EM{SS{ON CHARACTERISTIC and the PERSISTENCE CHARACTERISTIC of the Pil Phosphor are shownat the front of this Section The curve showing MAXIMUM ANODE-No.2 CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FROM FOWER SUPPLY for Type 3KP1 also applies to the 3KPi1 SEPT. 15, 1949 TUBE DEPARTMENT DATA RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY3KPII AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS HT HEARTH ANODE-N22 MICROAMPERES n wo uw Zz E = 9 = o w Zz a w = —E < a a x oO -60 -40 =20 ° GRID-N2&t VOLTS FEB.25,1949 TUBE DEPARTMENT 92CM-7 193 BADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY