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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) ·BeamPower-Diode-Triode

1B8GT

Directly heated portable-receiver combination tube containing diode detector, triode audio voltage amplifier, and beam-power output sections for compact battery-operated radios.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
3
Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
1.4 V / 100 mA

Description

Directly heated combination diode, triode, and power-amplifier pentode with separate Class-A triode and pentode operating data.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
1.4 V
Nominal heater current
100 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

3 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Transconductance
0.00115 S

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where clearly legible in the approved source.

Section 2

Triode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
240000 Ω
Transconductance
0.000275 S

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where clearly legible in the approved source.

Section 3

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where clearly legible in the approved source.

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.

No source-specific operating conditions are recorded.