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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) (over 1000V 100W) ·BeamPower

4600A

Forced-air-cooled high-power beam tube designed primarily for voltage-regulator service, with high-current and pulse capabilities for demanding industrial regulated supplies.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5.5 V / 17.3 A

Description

Forced-air-cooled beam power tube for high-power voltage-regulator service. The RCA source was reviewed for heater/filament data, maximum ratings, RF and pulse operating conditions, capacitances, cooling requirements, and application-specific limits.

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
5.5 V
Nominal heater current
17.3 A
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
Amplification factor
17
Max plate voltage
3500 V
Max screen voltage
1000 V
Max plate dissipation
1750 W
Max cathode current
1 A

Published maximum ratings/general electrical characteristics promoted directly; pulse, RF, capacitance, cooling, and service-specific values 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 01

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 6 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Other

  • Maximum plate voltage

    3500 V

    PromotedValue

  • Maximum screen-grid voltage

    1000 V

    PromotedValue

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    1750 W

    PromotedValue

  • Maximum cathode/plate current

    1 A

    PromotedValue

  • Voltage (AC or DC)

    5.5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • cathode, and heater)

    250 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • specified maximum value of 2500 C. An air flow of 10 cfm — published value 1

    2.5 A

    Published datasheet value

  • specified maximum value of 2500 C. An air flow of 10 cfm — published value 2

    10 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • DC PLATE VOLTAGE

    3.5 A

    Published datasheet value

  • DC GRID-No.2 VOLTAGE

    1 A

    Published datasheet value

  • DC PLATE CURRENT

    1 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • GRID-No.2 INPUT

    50 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • PLATE DISSIPATION

    1.75 A

    Published datasheet value

  • MAXIMUM PLATE —TERMINAL TEMPERATURE=250° C

    250

    Published datasheet value

Characteristics

  • Mu / amplification factor

    17

    PromotedValue

  • Heater/filament voltage

    5.5 V

    Nominal operating value

  • Heater/filament current

    17.3 A

    Nominal operating value

  • Current at heater volts = 5.5 — published value 1

    5.5 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Current at heater volts = 5.5 — published value 2

    17.3 A

    Published datasheet value

  • heater volts = 5 5 — published value 1

    5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • heater volts = 5 5 — published value 2

    5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • heater volts = 5 5 — published value 3

    5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Mu-Factor, Grid No.2 to Grid No. 1,

    1

    Published datasheet value

  • for plate volts = 2500, grid No.2

    2500 V

    Published datasheet value

  • volts = 600, and plate ma. = 600 — published value 1

    600 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • volts = 600, and plate ma. = 600 — published value 2

    600 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • volts = 600, and plate ma. = 600 — published value 3

    17 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • terminal temperature to 250° C should be del ivered by a

    250

    Published datasheet value

  • 1. Heater Current — published value 1

    1 A

    Published datasheet value

  • 1. Heater Current — published value 2

    16.3 A

    Published datasheet value

  • 1. Heater Current — published value 3

    18.2 A

    Published datasheet value

  • 2. Direct Interelectrode Capacitances

    2

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.l to cathode — published value 1

    37

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.l to cathode — published value 2

    46

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.l to grid No.2 — published value 1

    46

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.l to grid No.2 — published value 2

    62

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.1 to plateb

    0.17

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.2 to cathodes

    1.4

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.2 to plate — published value 1

    14.6

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.2 to plate — published value 2

    17.8

    Published datasheet value

  • Plate to cathodeb~e

    0.017

    Published datasheet value

  • 3. Grid-No.l Voltages (1) — published value 1

    3 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 3. Grid-No.l Voltages (1) — published value 2

    1 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 3. Grid-No.l Voltages (1) — published value 3

    5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 3. Grid-No.l Voltages (1) — published value 4

    30 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 4. Grid-No.l Voltage° (2) — published value 1

    4 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 4. Grid-No.l Voltage° (2) — published value 2

    2 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 4. Grid-No.l Voltage° (2) — published value 3

    5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 4. Grid-No.l Voltage° (2) — published value 4

    30 V

    Published datasheet value

  • 5. Grid-No.2 Currents (1) — published value 1

    5 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 5. Grid-No.2 Currents (1) — published value 2

    1 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 5. Grid-No.2 Currents (1) — published value 3

    -15 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 5. Grid-No.2 Currents (1) — published value 4

    0 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 6. Grid-No.2 Current° (2) — published value 1

    6 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 6. Grid-No.2 Current° (2) — published value 2

    2 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 6. Grid-No.2 Current° (2) — published value 3

    -30 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 6. Grid-No.2 Current° (2) — published value 4

    0 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • 7. Pulse Emission Voltagef — published value 1

    7 V

    Pulse

  • 7. Pulse Emission Voltagef — published value 2

    650 V

    Pulse

  • d Ml th do plate voltage 3500 volts, do grid-N o.2 voltage oP 000 volts, — published value 1

    3500 V

    Published datasheet value

  • d Ml th do plate voltage 3500 volts, do grid-N o.2 voltage oP 000 volts, — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value

  • grid-No.l-cl rcuit resistance of 30,000 hm s, and do grl a-No.l voltage

    30000 V

    Published datasheet value

  • atlj ustetl to give a tic plate current of 0.25 ampere

    250 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • ° wl lh do plate voltage of 600 volts, tic grf 0-X0.2 voltage Of Y00 volts, — published value 1

    600 V

    Published datasheet value

  • ° wl lh do plate voltage of 600 volts, tic grf 0-X0.2 voltage Of Y00 volts, — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value

  • grid-No.l-cl rcuit resistance of 30,000 ohms, and do grid-N o.1 voltage

    30000 ohm

    Published datasheet value

  • adjusted to gl ve a tic plate current of 0.5 ampere

    500 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • f WI to grid No. 1, grid No.2, and plate tl ed log ether; and a pulsg-voltage

    1 V

    Published datasheet value

  • pulse Is 2 microseconds between the two points on the pulse at which

    2 us

    Pulse

  • the instantaneous value is 50f of the Deak value, pulse-repetltl on

    50

    Pulse

  • frequency Is 6o cps, antl tlu ty factor is 0.00012. The voltage-pulse — published value 1

    6 V

    Pulse

  • frequency Is 6o cps, antl tlu ty factor is 0.00012. The voltage-pulse — published value 2

    0.00012 V

    Pulse

  • amplitude Is adjusted until a peek cathode Current of 90 amperes Is

    90 A

    Published datasheet value

  • o btalnetl. After 2 minutes at this value, the voltage-pulse amplitude

    2 A

    Pulse

  • tion. With heater voltage of 5.5 voltsac, do plate supply

    5.5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • voltage of 450 volts, do grid—No.2 supply voltage of 300 volts, — published value 1

    450 V

    Published datasheet value

  • voltage of 450 volts, do grid—No.2 supply voltage of 300 volts, — published value 2

    300 V

    Published datasheet value

  • of 10 ma. Plate load resistor = 2000 ohms, grid—No.2 resistor — published value 1

    10 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • of 10 ma. Plate load resistor = 2000 ohms, grid—No.2 resistor — published value 2

    2 A

    Published datasheet value

  • WITH INCOMING —AIR TEMPERATURE OF 45 ° C

    45

    Published datasheet value

  • HEATER VOLTS=5.5

    5.5 V

    Published datasheet value

  • PLATE AMPERES — published value 1

    92 A

    Published datasheet value

  • PLATE AMPERES — published value 2

    11098 A

    Published datasheet value

  • GRID-No.2 VOLTS=400

    400 V

    Published datasheet value

  • GRID-No.l VOLTS=ECI

    0 V

    Published datasheet value

  • GRID-No.2 AMPERES — published value 1

    92 A

    Published datasheet value

  • GRID-No.2 AMPERES — published value 2

    11103 A

    Published datasheet value