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Power - TV Horizontal Output (sweep) ·BeamPower

17GJ5

A nine-pin Novar beam-power pentode designed for television horizontal-output amplification. Featuring a 16.8-volt, 450-milliampere heater and top-cap plate connection, it supports high peak plate voltages and currents with controlled warm-up characteristics suitable for series-heater television receivers.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
9QK
Socket code
-
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
16.8 V / 450 mA

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
9QK
Socket code
-
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
16.8 V
Nominal heater current
450 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

9QK - 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

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
15000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0071 S
Amplification factor
4.4
Max plate voltage
770 V
Max screen voltage
220 V
Max plate dissipation
17.5 W
Max screen dissipation
3.5 W
Max cathode current
550 mA

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

1970 Sylvania Technical Manual

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Characteristics

  • Plate Voltage

    250 V

  • Screen Voltage

    150 V

  • Grid Bias

    -22.5 V

  • Plate Current

    70 mA

  • Screen Current

    2.1 mA

Other

  • Peak positive pulse plate voltage

    6500 V

    peak positive plate voltage; Sylvania 1970

  • Peak negative pulse plate voltage

    -1500 V

    peak negative plate voltage; Sylvania 1970

  • Average cathode current

    175 mA

    average cathode maximum; Sylvania 1970

  • Peak cathode current

    550 mA

    peak cathode maximum; Sylvania 1970

  • Heater warm-up time

    11 s

    heater warmup; Sylvania 1970

  • Grid #1 voltage

    -42 V

    cutoff at Ib 1mA; Sylvania 1970

  • Plate voltage

    60 V

    knee plate voltage; Sylvania 1970

  • Plate current

    390 mA

    knee plate current; Sylvania 1970

  • Grid #2 current

    32 mA

    knee screen current; Sylvania 1970

  • Bulb Temperature (At hottest point)

    240 degC

    bulb max temperature; Sylvania 1970

  • Peak Heater-Cathode Voltage

    200 V

    heater negative DC+peak; Sylvania 1970

  • Peak Heater-Cathode Voltage

    100 V

    heater positive DC; Sylvania 1970

  • Peak Heater-Cathode Voltage

    200 V

    heater positive DC+peak; Sylvania 1970

Capacitance

  • Grid-to-plate capacitance

    0.26 pF

    grid-plate capacitance; Sylvania 1970

  • Input capacitance

    15 pF

    input capacitance; Sylvania 1970

  • Output capacitance

    6.5 pF

    output capacitance; Sylvania 1970