Triode Gas Thyratron
The 884 RCA Vacuum tube us a glass Argon filled
thyratron, intended for use as a sawtooth sweep
oscillator in early CRT horizontal deflection circuits.
This tube requires an octal 8-contact socket
Electrical Data:
Heater Voltage ............................. 6.3 Volts
Heater Current ............................. 0.6 Ampere
The peak Voltage is 300V
The average milliamps is 75mA.
Preferred Substitutes ................... G3S2, VT-222
Substitutes .................... 6Q5, 6Q5G