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Voltage Radio Detector Converter ·Diode

1294

Low-voltage diode for signal detection and high-frequency rectification in battery-powered equipment. Its unusually high resonant frequency supports detector use well into UHF while retaining very modest current requirements.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
1.4 V / 150 mA

Description

1294 is explicitly printed with 1R4 as type 1R4/1294 on the RMA source.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
1.4 V
Nominal heater current
150 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max cathode current
1 mA

Published values promoted where applicable; sparse source sheets remain sparse rather than inferred.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Diode

Other

  • Maximum AC Plate Voltage

    117 V

  • Maximum DC Output Current

    1 mA

Characteristic

  • Tube Voltage Drop

    8 V

    At 2 mA

  • Resonant Frequency

    1500 MHz