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220

Directly heated triode for early battery-operated receiving and amplification service. Available source material does not establish a narrower function confidently.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
4
Nominal heater
3.3 V / 132 mA

Description

The 220 is a triode described in the Cunningham Radio Tube Manual for detector, amplifier, oscillator, rectifier, or power-output service as applicable to the type.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
4
Nominal heater voltage
3.3 V
Nominal heater current
132 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

Triode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
47000 Ω
Transconductance
0.000425 S
Amplification factor
20
Max plate voltage
180 V

Core published characteristics promoted conservatively from the approved manual sheet.

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

193X Cunningham

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristics

  • Heater/filament voltage

    3.3 V

    Published nominal

  • Heater/filament current

    132 mA

    Published nominal

  • Transconductance

    425 uS

    Published characteristic

  • Amplification factor

    20

    Published characteristic

  • Plate resistance

    47000 Ohm

    Published characteristic