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

4616

RCA high-power beam-power transmitting tube for RF, pulse, modulation, and related transmitter service, with 30000-watt maximum plate dissipation and application-specific operating limits.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
0.95 V / 495 A

Description

High-power beam power tube for RF, pulse, modulation, or transmitting 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
0.95 V
Nominal heater current
495 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
7
Max plate voltage
25000 V
Max screen voltage
2200 V
Max plate dissipation
30000 W
Max cathode current
2.5 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

    25000 V

    PromotedValue

  • Maximum screen-grid voltage

    2200 V

    PromotedValue

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    30000 W

    PromotedValue

  • Maximum cathode/plate current

    2.5 A

    PromotedValue

  • Grid No.i to plate — published value 1

    0 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.i to plate — published value 2

    15 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • capacitors)

    18 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Ceramic-Insulator Temperature

    150 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Metal -Surface Temperature

    100 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Water Temperature from any outlet

    70 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • In Class B service at 425 A1Hz with a rectangular waveshape pulse

    425

    Pulse; ClassB

Characteristics

  • Mu / amplification factor

    7

    PromotedValue

  • Heater/filament voltage

    0.95 V

    Nominal operating value

  • Heater/filament current

    495 A

    Nominal operating value

  • 2-MW SHORT-PULSE POWER, 275-kW LONG-PULSE POWER — published value 1

    2

    Pulse

  • 2-MW SHORT-PULSE POWER, 275-kW LONG-PULSE POWER — published value 2

    275

    Pulse

  • For RF-Pulse Power Amplifier at Frequencies from 195 to 600 MRz — published value 1

    195 A

    Pulse

  • For RF-Pulse Power Amplifier at Frequencies from 195 to 600 MRz — published value 2

    600 A

    Pulse

  • voltage

    30 V

    Published datasheet value

  • voltage before other voltages are appl ied

    90 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Mu-Factor, Grid No.2 to Grid No 1 — published value 1

    1

    Published datasheet value

  • Mu-Factor, Grid No.2 to Grid No 1 — published value 2

    7

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid No.1 to grid No.2 and cathode

    500 pF

    Published datasheet value

  • Plate to cathode and grid No 2 — published value 1

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value

  • Plate to cathode and grid No 2 — published value 2

    30 pF

    Published datasheet value

  • Minimum Storage Temperatures

    -65 degC

    Published datasheet value

  • Through filament block — published value 1

    1.2

    Published datasheet value

  • Through filament block — published value 2

    0.8

    Published datasheet value

  • Through filament block — published value 3

    18

    Published datasheet value

  • Through grid-No.1 block — published value 1

    1.2

    Published datasheet value

  • Through grid-No.1 block — published value 2

    0.8

    Published datasheet value

  • Through grid-No.1 block — published value 3

    14

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Plate Voltaged

    55000 V

    Pulse

  • DC Plate Voltagee

    25 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Grid-No.2 Voltage f'9 — published value 1

    9000 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Grid-No.2 Voltage f'9 — published value 2

    2200 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Grid-No.2 Voltage f'9 — published value 3

    2200 V

    Pulse

  • DC or Peak Negative-Pulse Grid-No. l Voltage — published value 1

    400 V

    Pulse

  • DC or Peak Negative-Pulse Grid-No. l Voltage — published value 2

    400 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Plate Current — published value 1

    80

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Plate Current — published value 2

    30

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Grid-No.2 Current — published value 1

    15

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Grid-No.2 Current — published value 2

    2

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Rectified Grid-No. l Current — published value 1

    15

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Rectified Grid-No. l Current — published value 2

    2

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Plate Current — published value 1

    0.32

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Plate Current — published value 2

    2.5

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current — published value 1

    0.06

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current — published value 2

    0.2

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 1

    0.06

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 2

    0.2

    Published datasheet value

  • Plate Input (Average)

    70000 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Plate Dissipation (Average) — published value 1

    8000 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Plate Dissipation (Average) — published value 2

    30000 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Plate Voltaged

    50000 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Negative-Pulse Grid-No. l Voltageh

    325 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Plate Current

    75

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Grid-No.2 Current

    8

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Rectified Grid-No. l Current

    10

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Plate Current

    0.3

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current — published value 2

    3

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 2

    4

    Published datasheet value

  • ~"`~

    20000 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Useful Peak Power Output

    2

    Published datasheet value

  • waveshape pulse of 2000 microseconds and a duty factor of 0.06 — published value 1

    2000 us

    Pulse

  • waveshape pulse of 2000 microseconds and a duty factor of 0.06 — published value 2

    0.06 us

    Pulse

  • DC Plate Vottagee — published value 1

    20000 V

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Plate Vottagee — published value 2

    21000 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Grid-No.2 Voltagef — published value 1

    2000 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Grid-No.2 Voltagef — published value 2

    2000 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Negative-Pulse Grid-No. l Voltageh — published value 1

    350 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Negative-Pulse Grid-No. l Voltageh — published value 2

    350 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Plate Current — published value 1

    27

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Plate Current — published value 2

    26

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Grid-No.2 Current

    1.6

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Rectified Grid-No. l Current — published value 1

    1.2

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Rectified Grid-No. l Current — published value 2

    1.2

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Plate Current — published value 1

    1.62

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Plate Current — published value 2

    1.56

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current — published value 2

    96

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 2

    72

    Published datasheet value

  • DC Grid-No. l Current — published value 3

    0.072

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Driver Power Output (Approx — published value 1

    2700 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Driver Power Output (Approx — published value 2

    2700 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Useful Peak Power Output — published value 1

    275000 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Useful Peak Power Output — published value 2

    250000 W

    Published datasheet value

  • Grid-No. l Circuit Resistance

    500

    Published datasheet value

  • filam enc v"l tase. At 400 lyclea eo a heating c fr the filament leads end

    400

    Published datasheet value

  • g A ne gaei vemdc voltage o£ 300 volts m

    300 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • ~ See 6lec trical Considerations - Filament or Neater

    6

    Published datasheet value

  • Filament Current — published value 1

    460

    Published datasheet value

  • Filament Current — published value 2

    530

    Published datasheet value

  • Input Strap-Resonant Frequency — published value 1

    230 MHz

    Published datasheet value

  • Input Strap-Resonant Frequency — published value 2

    250 MHz

    Published datasheet value

  • Output Strap-Resonant Frequency — published value 1

    240 MHz

    Published datasheet value

  • Output Strap-Resonant Frequency — published value 2

    260 MHz

    Published datasheet value