Electronic tube type
Power - Beam (NOT sweep) vacuum tubes
Power - Beam (NOT sweep) records in Tube Tinker cover 452 tube designations, including 1,507 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 452
- Original datasheets
- 1,507
- Variation families
- 35
- Tubes with alternatives
- 114
About Power - Beam (NOT sweep) tubes
Tubes fall into this type if they are Beam Power tubes but NOT "HorizontalSweep" or "VerticalSweep" or "PowerBeamBroadcast" or "PowerBeamLow". They may contain another section, but the beam power section takes priority in assigning the whole tube to this type. The max plate voltage and dissipation also must be under 1000 volts and under 100 watts. The plate watts also must be over 10 watts to qualify.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 1.25–117 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.05–63 A
Common power - beam (not sweep) characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- 7AC35
- 12EZ8
- 12BU5
- B9A5
- 7BZ4
- OCTAL 8P4
- 6AA3
- 9AM3
Sockets
- IO120
- B9A72
- B12C29
- B7G23
- SEPTAR78
- MEDIUM56
- B7A5
- B9E4
Constructions
- BeamPower364
- BeamPower-BeamPower24
- BeamPower-Triode23
- BeamPower-Pentode21
- BeamPower-Rectifier8
- BeamTetrode4
- BeamPower-Diode-Diode2
- BeamPower-Diode1
Power - Beam (NOT sweep) tube list
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815 BeamPower
Twin beam-power transmitting tube for push-pull RF amplification, oscillation, multiplication, driver, audio-amplifier, and modulator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
8150 BeamPower
Double-ended beam-power VHF pentode designed for Class-C RF power-amplifier and oscillator service, producing roughly 40 watts at 175 MHz.
- Base
- E12-74
- Socket
- B12C
- Heater
- 13 V
- Sections
- 1
8156 BeamPower
Compactron beam pentode designed for Class-C radio-frequency power-amplifier and oscillator service.
- Base
- 12EU
- Socket
- B12C
- Heater
- 13.5 V
- Sections
- 1
8227 BeamPower
RCA 8227 Ceramolox forced-air-cooled ceramic-metal beam power tube for pulsed UHF RF amplification, delivering up to 17 kW peak RF output near 1215 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
8278 BeamPower
Beam-power tetrode designed for push-pull audio-output stages, providing substantial plate dissipation for power-amplifier service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
828 BeamPower
Radiation-cooled beam-power transmitting tube for RF power-amplifier service, also documented for Class-AB1 audio-frequency operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- UX4
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
829 BeamPower
Push-pull beam-power transmitting tube designed for Class-C RF power amplification and related modulated transmitter service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
8295 BeamPower
Forced-air-cooled 1000 W beam-power RF pentode, PL-8295/PL-172.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
8298 BeamPower
VHF beam-power pentode designed for RF amplifier and oscillator service, also usable as an audio amplifier or modulator.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.75 V
- Sections
- 1
8298A BeamPower
Beam-power transmitting tube co-designated with the 6146B family, intended for AF/RF power amplification, modulation, and oscillator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
829B BeamPower
Twin-beam transmitting tube designed for VHF RF power-amplifier and oscillator service in push-pull circuits.
- Base
- 7E-VA
- Socket
- SEPTAR7
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
832 BeamPower-BeamPower
Twin beam-power transmitting tube containing two power units in one envelope, designed primarily for push-pull Class-C RF power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
832A BeamPower-BeamPower
Twin beam-power tube with center-tapped heater for RF power-amplifier and oscillator service at frequencies to approximately 200 MHz.
- Base
- 7E-UA
- Socket
- SEPTAR7
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
8358 BeamPower-BeamPower
Fast-warm-up miniature twin beam-power tube designed for push-pull RF power amplification and frequency multiplication at frequencies to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- 9QR
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 1.9 V
- Sections
- 2
8417 BeamPower
Glass-octal beam-power output tube designed for high-fidelity, high-power sound systems and demanding audio-frequency amplifier output stages.
- Base
- 8LY
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
8432 BeamPower
Forced-air-cooled 1000 W beam-power RF pentode, PL-8432.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
8462 BeamPower
Fast-warm-up ceramic-metal beam-power tube for low-voltage mobile RF equipment, providing useful output from VHF through UHF frequencies approaching 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 2.9 V
- Sections
- 1
8552 BeamPower
High-power-sensitivity beam-power transmitting tube for RF power amplification, oscillator, audio power-amplifier, and modulator service; co-designated with 8032A.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
8596 BeamPower
Ruggedized forced-air Cermolox beam-power tube designed specifically for 1215 MHz RF service, providing about 40 W continuous output in aircraft, mobile, and stationary equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
8637 BeamPower
Radiation-cooled twin beam tetrode with matched power sections for RF amplification, oscillation, and frequency multiplication in mobile and base-station equipment to approximately 175 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 13.5 V
- Sections
- 1
8646 BeamPower
RCA forced-air-cooled UHF ceramic-metal beam-power tube; 26.5 V 0.64 A heater and 150 W plate dissipation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
8792 BeamPower
High-power beam tube intended for RF transmitting service, with ratings and construction suited to professional communications and broadcast power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5.5 V
- Sections
- 1
8824 BeamPower
Beam-power tube documented for audio or RF power-amplifier service; available source material supports its power-amplifier role but does not justify a narrower functional assignment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
8825 BeamPower
High-power beam tube intended for professional RF transmitting service, with substantial voltage, current, and dissipation capability for communications or industrial power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
8950 BeamPower
High-current beam pentode for linear and RF power applications, combining approximately 16 mA/V transconductance with 33 W plate dissipation and substantial pulse capability.
- Base
- E12-74
- Socket
- B12C
- Heater
- 13 V
- Sections
- 1
8CW5A BeamPower
Beam-power heater variant electrically corresponding to 8CW5, distinguished by an 8 V, 600 mA heater; available registration data do not establish a more specific application.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 8 V
- Sections
- 1
9BJ11 BeamPower-Pentode
Duodecar two-section television video-IF tube combining a high-transconductance sharp-cutoff pentode input stage with a separate beam-power output section.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B12A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
9BW6 BeamPower
Series-heater beam-power audio-output tube delivering roughly 4.5–5.5 W Class-A output, with a 9.45 V, 300 mA heater suited to receiver heater strings.
- Base
- 9AM
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 9.45 V
- Sections
- 1
9DZ8 BeamPower-Triode
Combination high-mu triode and power pentode designed as a two-stage audio-frequency amplifier operating from low plate-supply voltage, integrating voltage gain and output power.
- Base
- NOVAL
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 9 V
- Sections
- 2
9GB8 BeamPower-Triode
Combination medium-mu triode and high-slope beam tetrode designed for television video-output and sync-separator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 9 V
- Sections
- 2
9GV8 BeamPower-Triode
Combination high-mu triode and power pentode designed for television sync-amplifier and video-output applications.
- Base
- 9LY
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 9.5 V
- Sections
- 2
A2887A BeamPower
High-linearity low-noise beam-power transmitting tube for HF single-sideband and linear RF service, with useful operation extending through television frequencies into UHF.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 55 V
- Sections
- 1
A2912 BeamPower
Rugged high-linearity low-noise beam-power transmitting tube for HF single-sideband, television, and UHF linear service, with documented shock and vibration qualification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
AC4PEN BeamPower
Indirectly heated beam-power output valve designed for audio power stages of AC mains receivers.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
AC5PEN BeamPower
Indirectly heated beam-power amplifier designed for output stages of AC mains receivers, providing audio-frequency power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
C1134 BeamPower-BeamPower
VHF double tetrode with center-tapped heater, designed for push-pull Class-C RF power amplification with approximately 48 watts output.
- Base
- E7-2
- Socket
- SEPTAR7
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
C1149A BeamPower
High-vacuum radial-beam pulse tetrode for power-amplifier pulse modulators, with improved X-ray shielding and hundreds of kilowatts typical pulse output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26 V
- Sections
- 1
C1158 BeamPower
Low-impedance beam tetrode designed for DC control equipment, triode-connectable and suitable for pulse operation with multiampere peak cathode current.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26 V
- Sections
- 1
C144 BeamPower-BeamPower
Twin beam tetrode designed for push-pull high-frequency power amplification, with operation extending to approximately 200 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
CK5763 BeamPower
Raytheon beam pentode designed for RF oscillator and power-amplifier service, providing useful radio-frequency output in compact transmitting equipment.
- Base
- 9PINMIN
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
CK5851 BeamPower
Directly heated subminiature beam pentode designed for RF power-amplifier service, with two published filament operating arrangements.
- Base
- 8CA
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.25 V
- Sections
- 1
CK6147 BeamPower
Raytheon subminiature beam pentode designed as an RF power amplifier, with dual filament-connection ratings for compact electronic equipment.
- Base
- 8CG
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.25 V
- Sections
- 1
CV1862 BeamPower
CV1862 is explicitly identified with N727; available designation-specific evidence does not establish a narrower functional role for this record.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CV2129 BeamPower
Miniature VHF beam-power amplifier equivalent to the 5763 family, designed for RF power amplification, oscillation, and frequency multiplication to approximately 175 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
CV2220 BeamPower
Reliable indirectly heated beam-power tetrode electrically similar to the 807/5B250A family, supplied with flexible leads for direct-wired equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12 V
- Sections
- 1
CV2347 BeamPower
Reliable indirectly heated beam-power tetrode electrically similar to the 807/5B250A family, supplied with flexible leads for direct-wired equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 19 V
- Sections
- 1
CV3543 BeamPower
Beam-power transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, with full ratings to approximately 80 MHz and about 140 watts typical Class-C output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CV391 BeamPower
Reliable indirectly heated beam-power tetrode electrically similar to the 807/5B250A family, supplied with flexible leads for direct-wired equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
