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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) ·BeamPower

25L6G

Beam-power output tube for low-voltage AC/DC audio amplifier service, intended to provide Class-A power output in transformerless receiving equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
25 V / 300 mA

Description

Beam power output tube for AC/DC audio amplifier service.

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
-
Nominal heater voltage
25 V
Nominal heater current
300 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

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
10000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0082 S
Amplification factor
82
Max plate voltage
110 V
Max screen voltage
110 V

Electrical section reconstructed from published ratings/characteristics; promoted transconductance normalized to A/V.

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

1937 Raytheon Radio Receiving Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Other

  • Maximum Plate Voltage

    110 V

    Published ratings

  • Maximum Screen Voltage

    110 V

    Published ratings

  • Plate Voltage

    110 V

    ClassA; Column1

  • Plate Voltage

    110 V

    ClassA; Column2

  • Screen Voltage

    110 V

    ClassA; Column1

  • Screen Voltage

    110 V

    ClassA; Column2

  • Grid Bias

    -7.5 V

    ClassA; Column1

  • Grid Bias

    -7.5 V

    ClassA; Column2

  • Signal Peak Voltage

    7.5 V

    ClassA; Column1

  • Signal Peak Voltage

    7.6 V

    ClassA; Column2

  • Amplification Factor

    82

    ClassA; Column1

  • Amplification Factor

    82

    ClassA; Column2

  • Plate Resistance {approx

    10000 ohm

    ClassA; Column1

  • Plate Resistance {approx

    10000 ohm

    ClassA; Column2

  • Transconductance

    8200 uS

    ClassA; Column1

  • Transconductance

    8200 uS

    ClassA; Column2

  • No-Signal Plate Current

    49 mA

    ClassA; Column1

  • No-Signal Plate Current

    49 mA

    ClassA; Column2

  • Maximum-Signal Plate Current

    54 mA

    ClassA; Column1

  • Maximum-Signal Plate Current

    50 mA

    ClassA; Column2

  • No-Signal Screen Current

    4 mA

    ClassA; Column1

  • No-Signal Screen Current

    4 mA

    ClassA; Column2

  • Maximum-Signal Screen Current

    9 mA

    ClassA; Column1

  • Maximum-Signal Screen Current

    11 mA

    ClassA; Column2

  • Load Resistance

    1500 ohm

    ClassA; Column1

  • Load Resistance

    2000 ohm

    ClassA; Column2

  • Total Harmonic Distortion

    11 %

    ClassA; Column1

  • Total Harmonic Distortion

    10 %

    ClassA; Column2

  • Second Harmonic Distortion

    10 %

    ClassA; Column1

  • Second Harmonic Distortion

    3.5 %

    ClassA; Column2

  • Third Harmonic Distortion

    4 %

    ClassA; Column1

  • Third Harmonic Distortion

    8.5 %

    ClassA; Column2

  • Power Output

    2.1 W

    ClassA; Column1

  • Power Output

    2.2 W

    ClassA; Column2

  • The voltage between heater and cathode should not exceed

    90 V

    ClassA

Data set 02

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Application

  • Service

    Audio power output