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Voltage Pentode or Tetrode (under 100V) ·Pentode

1AK4

Directly heated sharp-cutoff RF pentode for low-drain Class-A high-frequency amplification in portable equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
1AK4
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
1.25 V / 20 mA

Description

Directly heated sharp-cutoff RF pentode for low-voltage Class-A radio-frequency amplification.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
1AK4
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
1.25 V
Nominal heater current
20 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

1AK4 - 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

Pentode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
1500000 Ω
Transconductance
0.00075 S
Max plate voltage
90 V
Max screen voltage
90 V

Promoted from the printed condensed-manual maximum/characteristic columns; operating-point values are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1938 Raytheon

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Other

  • Grid #

    2 volts

    Grid #2 Volitage volts

Characteristics

  • Filament Yoltage (dc)

    1.25 volts

    Filament Yoltage (dc) 1.25 1.25 volts

  • Filament Current

    20 ma

    Filament Current 20 20 ma.

  • Plate Voltage

    6715 volts

    Plate Voltage 45 6715 volts

  • Grid #

    45 volts

    Grid #2 Yoltage 45 volts

  • Grid #

    67.5 volts

    Grid #2 Supply Voltage 67.5 volts

  • Grid #

    0.1 meg

    Grid #2 Resistor 0.1 meg.

  • Grid #] VoltageA

    0 volts

    Grid #] VoltageA 0 0 volts

  • Plate Resistance

    2 meg

    Plate Resistance 15 2.0 meg.

  • Transconductance

    750 pmhos

    Transconductance 750 750 pmhos

  • Plate Current

    0.75 ma

    Plate Current 0.75 0.75 ma.

  • Grid #

    0.2 ma

    Grid #2 Current 0.2 0.2 ma.

  • Grid #] Yoltage {approx.) for Gm=

    35 umhos

    Grid #] Yoltage {approx.) for Gm=10 umhos -3 =35 volts

  • Plate or Grid #

    2 Ma

    Plate or Grid #2 Current - Ma.

Data set 02

195X General Electric Essential Characteristics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Capacitance

  • Input capacitance

    3.5 pF

    Section1

  • Output capacitance

    4.5 pF

    Section1

  • Grid-to-plate capacitance

    0.01 pF

    Section1

Other

  • Plate voltage

    45 V

    ClassA

  • Screen voltage

    45 V

    ClassA

  • Plate current

    0.75 mA

    ClassA

  • Screen current

    0.2 mA

    ClassA

Characteristic

  • Plate resistance

    1500000 Ω

    ClassA

  • Transconductance

    750 µS

    ClassA