TubeDatabase
  • Tubes
  • Testers
  • Companies
  • Submit
  • About

Tube Database (7,341 tube types · 1,270 archive entries)

Pre (2,630 tube types), Other (2,603 tube types), Power (1,292 tube types), Rectifier (816 tube types)
DisclaimerA–Z indexSubmit a tube
40A1 vacuum tube outline illustration

Tube-number record

40A1

0 archive entries

40A1 is a tube type in the TubeDatabase archive (class: Ballast Tube). Recorded specifications: brand SYLVANIA, construction Other / special, socket Octal, and maximum plate voltage 60 V. The archive does not yet hold a photographed example of this type.

BrandSYLVANIA
ClassBallast Tube
BaseOctal

Construction

Primary TypeOther / special
EnvelopeT-9
SectionsSingle

Filament / Heater

MaterialIron

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Plate Voltage60 V

Typical Operation

ModePlate VGm (µmhos)Rp (Ω)µPlate mA
Avg Operating Current @ 20V20 V———74 mA
Avg Operating Current @ 40V40 V———84 mA
Avg Operating Current @ 60V60 V———

Application Notes

The type 40A1 is used as the cathode resistor of the horizontal output tube in receivers specifically designed for its use. It stabilizes anode voltage and picture width against line voltage variations.

Datasheets

Datasheet: 40A1.pdf

Download PDF
Loading datasheet...

Datasheets courtesy of Frank Philipse via Frank's Electron Tube Data Sheets.

Filters

0 tubes found

Manufacturers

Brands

    0 results
    Grid 1 Voltage
    20 V
    Cathode Current95 mA

    Audio Performance

    Key Features
    • Gas filled ballast tube
    • Maintains relatively constant current
    • Designed for horizontal deflection stabilizer in television receivers
    • Non-linear resistance characteristic
    90 mA