Electronic tube type
Power - Pentode (NOT beam) vacuum tubes
Power - Pentode (NOT beam) records in Tube Tinker cover 396 tube designations, including 1,397 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 396
- Original datasheets
- 1,397
- Variation families
- 42
- Tubes with alternatives
- 91
About Power - Pentode (NOT beam) tubes
Tubes of this type must a power pentode section which takes priority. The max plate watt rating must be over 10 watts and less than 100 watts. Qualification also says that this tube did NOT qualify as "HorizontalSweep" or "VerticalSweep"
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 0.625–60 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.01–9 A
Common power - pentode (not beam) characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- 5J21
- 9DX8
- 7S7
- B9A6
- Octal6
- 5E4
- Subminiature4
- 5B3
Sockets
- B9A82
- IO47
- B7G18
- B514
- P8A13
- B5D11
- B8G9
- M7A8
Constructions
- Pentode325
- Pentode-Triode38
- Diode-Diode-Pentode16
- Pentode-Pentode13
- BeamPower-Pentode1
- Diode-Pentode1
- Pentode-Pentode-Triode1
- Pentode-Rectifier1
Power - Pentode (NOT beam) tube list
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PENDD4020 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Combination double-diode output pentode integrating detector or AVC diode functions with an audio power-output pentode.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 40 V
- Sections
- 3
PLL80 Pentode-Pentode
PLL80/12HU8-family output pentode; available source lacks enough detail for a narrower functional assignment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12 V
- Sections
- 2
PM22D Pentode
Directly heated 2 V battery power pentode providing approximately 300 mW Class A audio output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B4
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 1
PP4018 Pentode
Series-heater output pentode developed for efficient audio amplification from unusually low anode voltages.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B6
- Heater
- 40 V
- Sections
- 1
PT15 Pentode
Marconi RF transmitting pentode for oscillator, power-amplifier, frequency-multiplier, and telephony service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
PT2 Pentode
Early OSRAM directly heated battery-era power pentode for receiver audio output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 1
PT240 Pentode
Early Marconi directly heated output pentode developed to provide greater audio power than the PT2.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 1
PT25H Pentode
High-efficiency Marconi power pentode for substantial Class A audio output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
PT4 Pentode
Directly heated Marconi power pentode for early audio-output service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
PT41B Pentode
Cossor power pentode for substantial receiver, public-address, and general audio-output amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
PT425 Pentode
Marconi power pentode for receivers using a single low-frequency stage, combining gain and output capability.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
PT625 Pentode
Marconi super-power pentode for higher-output audio service at anode voltages to approximately 250 V.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
QP240 Pentode-Pentode
Matched double pentode designed for quiescent push-pull battery-receiver output stages, with individually identified sections for balanced audio power operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 2
QP25 Pentode-Pentode
Battery double-pentode output valve for quiescent push-pull audio service, combining two matched power pentode sections in one envelope.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 2
RENS1823D Pentode
Telefunken series-heater output pentode providing approximately 1 W audio power in transformerless receivers.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
RES1664D Pentode
Telefunken output pentode for conventional audio-frequency power amplification in early radio equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
RES174D Pentode
Telefunken battery output pentode for low-frequency power service in portable receivers.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
RES212 Pentode
Telefunken battery output pentode designed to provide useful audio power from comparatively low anode voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 1
RES374 Pentode
Telefunken battery audio-frequency output pentode designed for receiver loudspeaker service. Its low-power directly heated construction provides useful audio output in portable battery equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
RES664D Pentode
Telefunken high-power screen-grid output pentode designed for audio-frequency amplification. Its power construction supports substantial low-frequency loudspeaker drive in receiver and amplifier output stages.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
RK20 Pentode
Raytheon power pentode designed for RF amplification, oscillation, modulation, and frequency-multiplier service. Its transmitting construction supports multiple radio-frequency generation and power functions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
RK20A Pentode
Raytheon power pentode for RF amplification, oscillator, modulation, and frequency-multiplier service. Designed as a versatile transmitting tube for amateur and professional radio-frequency equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
RK23 Pentode
Heater-type pentode RF power amplifier and oscillator designed for amateur transmitting service. Its construction supports both radio-frequency generation and transmitter output amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM5
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
RK25 Pentode
Raytheon transmitting pentode designed for RF power and suppressor-grid modulation service. Manufacturer tables provide transmitting electrode voltages, currents, dissipation, power, and capacitance data.
- Base
- 7-Pin
- Socket
- MEDIUM7
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
RK25B Pentode
Heater-type pentode RF power amplifier and oscillator with alternate base construction. It retains the transmitting and radio-frequency generation functions of the RK25 family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM5
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
RK28 Pentode
Directly heated thoriated-tungsten pentode designed for RF power amplification and oscillator service. Its filamentary transmitting construction supports substantial radio-frequency output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
RK44 Pentode
Heater-type transmitting pentode designed for RF power-amplifier and oscillator service. It combines radio-frequency generation and output amplification in professional or amateur transmitters.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM7
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RK45 Pentode
Heater-type power pentode designed for amplifier, oscillator, and modulator service. Its transmitting construction supports RF generation, output power, and modulation functions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM5
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RK46 Pentode
Directly heated pentode power amplifier designed for RF amplification, oscillator, frequency-multiplier, and modulation service. A versatile transmitting tube for multiple radio-frequency functions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM5
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RK75 Pentode
Raytheon transmitting pentode intended for RF oscillator-amplifier service. Manufacturer documentation provides transmitting maximum ratings and capacitances for radio-frequency power generation and amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM5
- Heater
- 5.5 V
- Sections
- 1
RK837 Pentode
Raytheon RF pentode designed for oscillator-amplifier transmitting service. Published maximum ratings and capacitances establish its role as a radio-frequency power and generation tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- MEDIUM7
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RL12P2 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published electrical ratings and operating conditions. Designed for professional radio-frequency power service in communications and military-era transmitting equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RL12P35 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating data. Manufacturer documentation establishes radio-frequency power output service in professional transmitter equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RL12P50 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating conditions. Its construction and ratings support substantial radio-frequency power service in professional transmitting equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RL15A Pentode
Directly heated transmitting power pentode with approximately 20 W plate dissipation, designed for short-wave RF service to about 60 MHz. Intended for oscillator or power-amplifier applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9G
- Heater
- 2.4 V
- Sections
- 1
RL24P2 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating data. Its manufacturer documentation identifies professional radio-frequency power service rather than receiver small-signal operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.4 V
- Sections
- 1
RL24P3 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating conditions. Designed for professional RF power generation or amplification in transmitter equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.2 V
- Sections
- 1
RL2P3 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with manufacturer-published limiting ratings and operating data. Its construction supports radio-frequency power service in professional transmitting equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.7 V
- Sections
- 1
RL40A Pentode
Transmitting power pentode with approximately 40 W plate dissipation for RF oscillator, frequency-multiplier, and power-amplifier service to about 120 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- GU50
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
RL42P40 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating data. Manufacturer documentation establishes substantial radio-frequency power service in professional transmitter equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4.2 V
- Sections
- 1
RL42P6 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating conditions. Its construction and ratings identify it as a professional RF power tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 3.3 V
- Sections
- 1
RL48P15 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating data. Designed for professional radio-frequency power generation or amplification rather than receiving service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 48 V
- Sections
- 1
RL65A Pentode
Transmitting pentode with approximately 65 W plate dissipation for radio-frequency oscillator and power-amplifier service. Its substantial dissipation supports medium-power professional transmitting applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B4
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
RS1003 Pentode
Siemens power pentode documented in professional transmitting-tube literature. The available source establishes pentode construction, but provides limited extracted application wording beyond its transmitter-class context.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
RS389 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating data. Manufacturer documentation establishes professional radio-frequency power service in transmitter equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
RS391 Pentode
German transmitting pentode with published limiting ratings and operating conditions. Its construction and electrical ratings support professional radio-frequency power generation or amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
SRS551 Pentode
High-transconductance RFT transmitting pentode for HF/VHF driver and final stages to approximately 150 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
SRS552N Pentode
RFT transmitting pentode for audio-frequency, radio-frequency, and pulse operation to approximately 65 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
