Data set 01
1968 General Electric Co
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Other
HeaterOrFilamentVoltageNominal
6.3 V
HeaterOrFilamentCurrentNominal
750 mA
MaxPlateVoltage
500 V
MaxPlateDissipation
15 W
Power - Triode ·Triode
2C40A
Improved 2C40-family microwave power triode for compact high-frequency oscillator and amplifier applications. Increased plate-dissipation capability extends the earlier lighthouse concept while retaining geometry suited to UHF and microwave resonant circuits.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 750 mA
Description
Lighthouse planar triode for CW oscillator, RF amplifier, and plate-pulsed oscillator service through 3370 MHz.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 750 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
- Max plate voltage
- 500 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 15 W
Promoted values are taken from the printed ratings on the uploaded source; additional non-promoted 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.