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Power - Pentode (NOT beam) ·Pentode-Triode

50BM8

Triode/power-pentode combination for compact audio and receiver circuits, with a 7 W pentode output section.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
2
Base
E9-1
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
50 V / 100 mA

Description

High-mu triode plus power pentode used in television vertical circuits and as an audio-frequency output tube.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
E9-1
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
50 V
Nominal heater current
100 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

E9-1 - Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Triode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Transconductance
0.0025 S
Amplification factor
70
Max plate voltage
250 V
Max plate dissipation
1 W
Max cathode current
15 mA

Voltage-amplifier triode plus power-output pentode; supplied page refers all other electrical data to 6BM8/ECL82 and does not reproduce it.

Section 2

Pentode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
15000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0068 S
Amplification factor
9.5
Max plate voltage
250 V
Max screen voltage
250 V
Max plate dissipation
7 W
Max screen dissipation
1.8 W
Max cathode current
50 mA

Voltage-amplifier triode plus power-output pentode; supplied page refers all other electrical data to 6BM8/ECL82 and does not reproduce it.

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

1963 Hitachi

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Capacitance

  • Interelectrode capacitances published

    1

    See source table

Data set 02

1975 RCA RC30

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Input Resistance at frequency of

    50 MHz

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Equivalent Noise Resistance

    1500 Ω

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • For fixed-bias operation 0.5

    0.5 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • For cathode-bias operation 0.5

    1 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Heater Voltage 6.3

    50 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Heater Current 0.78

    100 mA

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Plate Supply Voltage 550

    900 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Plate Voltage 300

    600 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Grid-No.2 Supply Voltage

    550 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Plate Dissipation 1

    7 W

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Grid-No.2 Input

    1.8 W

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Plate Voltage 100

    200 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • For fixed-bias operation I

    1 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • For cathode-bias operation 2

    2 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

Characteristic

  • Plate Resistance (Approx.)

    0.02 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Transconductance 2500

    6400 µS

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Plate Current 3.5

    35 mA

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Grid-No.2 Current

    7 mA

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section1

SECTION 2

Pentode

Other

  • Input Resistance at frequency of

    50 MHz

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Equivalent Noise Resistance

    1500 Ω

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • For fixed-bias operation 0.5

    0.5 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • For cathode-bias operation 0.5

    1 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Heater Voltage 6.3

    50 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Heater Current 0.78

    100 mA

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Plate Supply Voltage 550

    900 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Plate Voltage 300

    600 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Grid-No.2 Supply Voltage

    550 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Plate Dissipation 1

    7 W

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Grid-No.2 Input

    1.8 W

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Plate Voltage 100

    200 V

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • For fixed-bias operation I

    1 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • For cathode-bias operation 2

    2 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

Characteristic

  • Plate Resistance (Approx.)

    0.02 MΩ

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Transconductance 2500

    6400 µS

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Plate Current 3.5

    35 mA

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2

  • Grid-No.2 Current

    7 mA

    Published in approved ECL82 target datasheet entry; Section2