Data set 01
1950 General Electric Transmitting Types
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Application
Service
RF power amplifier / CW and pulsed oscillator
Power - Triode ·Triode
2C43
RCA disk-seal lighthouse triode for RF power amplification and continuous-wave or pulsed oscillator service. Low interelectrode inductance and compact construction permit useful operation into the microwave region, including oscillation around 1.5 GHz.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 910 mA
Description
The RCA 2C43 is a disk-seal lighthouse rf triode. The supplied source provides transmitting, RF, or rectifier ratings appropriate to this device.
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
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 910 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
- 6000 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.008 S
- Amplification factor
- 48
- Max plate voltage
- 500 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 12 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.
Data set 02
1956 RCA Transmitting Tubes
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Other
Maximum Plate/Inverse Voltage
500 V
Source rating
Maximum Plate Dissipation
12 W
Data set 03
1960 RCA Industrial and Communications Types
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Other
Maximum CW oscillator frequency
1500 MHz
Data set 04
1968 General Electric Co
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Other
HeaterOrFilamentVoltageNominal
6.3 V
HeaterOrFilamentCurrentNominal
910 mA
MaxPlateVoltage
500 V
MaxPlateDissipation
12 W