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Power - Pentode (NOT beam) ·Pentode

47E

Brimar companion version of the classic type 47 directly heated audio power pentode.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
2.5 V / 1.75 A

Description

Explicit 47E companion designation on the Brimar 47/47E power-pentode sheet, with the same directly heated electrical characteristics.

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
2.5 V
Nominal heater current
1.75 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

Pentode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
60000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0025 S
Max plate voltage
250 V
Max screen voltage
250 V

Published ratings and characteristics promoted semantically from the approved source; identical dual rectifier sections compressed to one representative section row.

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

1948 Brimar Radio Valve Manual

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Other

  • Plate Voltage

    250 V

  • Plate Current

    31 mA

  • Screen Voltage

    250 V

  • Screen Current

    6 mA

  • Control Grid Voltage

    -16.5 V

  • Optimum Load

    7000 ohm

  • Power Output

    2.7 W

Characteristic

  • Plate Resistance

    60000 ohm

  • Transconductance

    2500 µS