8844 RCA Vidicon

[Geist]

Hi All;
Where can I get information on the 8844 Vidicon tube ?? I have two RCA tubes.. I have had these for quite some time, and would like to see If they are any good.. Are they equivalent to any other number ??
THANK YOU Marty

[bandersen]

20PE13A according to this Matsushita brochure http://frank.pocnet.net/other/Matsus...icon-Tubes.pdf

I can't find data on either vidicon anywhere.

[Aussie Bloke]

I personally don't have the datasheet on the 8844 but I do have some information I can fill you in on with these tubes, plus I happen to have an 8844 myself http://troysvintagevideo.0catch.com/tubes.html . Anyways the 8844 is a 2/3" vidicon with magnetic focus and separate mesh and 90mA heater and from CQ-TV magazine issue 149 here are the list of 8844 equivalents with the same characteristics: E1170, M7075, P8037, TV8800, XQ1310, XQ1311, 20PE13, 20PE13A, 8823 and 9831. These 2/3" vidicon tubes were very widely used in many semi professional cameras along the lines of the Sony AVC-3250 studio camera and many other brands that used 2/3" vidicon tubes. The quality from these tubes are absolutely awesome when in good shape and well set up, you get a nice crisp, sharp B&W picture! The easiest way I know of to test the tubes is to get a working camera that uses these type of tubes and replace the tube with the tube you're testing and see if it outputs an image, I know the Sony AVC-3250 uses this tube type so if you have one of those that works you're in business.

[N2IXK]

Here's a copy of the original Toshiba datasheet for the 8844.

If anyone is interested, I also have 6 NOS RCA 8844 vidicon tubes available. PM for details.

BTW, this datasheet comes from the "TCA Tube Data Cache", published by the Tube Collectors Association. It is a comprehensive collection of registration info and datasheets for almost every tube (over 7000 types) that was registered with the RMA/JEDEC/EIA from 1933 through the 1980s. Includes standard receiving types, CRTs, and all of the 4 digit industrial/transmitting/special purpose stuff, as well as all the registered 1N- and 2N- semiconductor types. An incredible resource for anyone seriously interested in tubes and vintage electronics.

Available here:

http://www.tubecollectors.org/announc.htm

[Geist]

Hi All;
N2IXK, THANK YOU for the Data Sheet.. And Aussie, I have two Sony Camera's, I will need to look and see what models I have.. Thank You to all who responded, Well Bob now You have a Data sheet on it..
THANK YOU Marty