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5658

High-power transmitting triode with a very heavy directly heated filament for professional RF power service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
12.6 V / 315 A

Description

5658 is listed in the supplied Amperex material as a high-power transmitting triode. Published ratings and operating characteristics were captured from the supplied table.

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
12.6 V
Nominal heater current
315 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

Triode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Amplification factor
20
Max plate voltage
12500 V
Max plate dissipation
20000 W
Max cathode current
7 A

Maximum ratings and general characteristics promoted from the printed service tables.

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

1958 Amperex Industrial

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Plate voltage

    10000 V

    RFPowerAmplifier

  • Plate current

    3.8 A

    RFPowerAmplifier

  • Power output

    28000 W

    RFPowerAmplifier

  • Control-grid voltage

    -870 V

    RFPowerAmplifier

  • Grid current

    580 mA

    RFPowerAmplifier

  • Maximum frequency at full input

    15 MHz

    RFPowerAmplifier

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    10000 W

    RFPowerAmplifier

Characteristic

  • Amplification factor

    20.5

    RFPowerAmplifier

Capacitance

  • Grid-to-plate capacitance

    24 pF

    Section1

  • Grid-to-filament capacitance

    39 pF

    Section1

  • Plate-to-filament capacitance

    2.5 pF

    Section1

Data set 02

1963 Amperex Condensed

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

  • Filament voltage

    12 V

    TransmittingService

  • Filament current

    290 A

    TransmittingService

  • Amplification factor

    20.5

    TransmittingService

Other

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    10000 W

    TransmittingService

  • Plate voltage

    10000 V

    TransmittingService

  • Plate current

    1.8 A

    TransmittingService

  • Power output

    28000 W

    TransmittingService

  • Grid bias

    -870 V

    TransmittingService

  • Grid current

    550 mA

    TransmittingService

  • Maximum frequency

    15 MHz

    FullInputWatts

Data set 03

1971 Machlette Laboratories

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

  • Amplification factor

    20

Other

  • Maximum DC plate voltage

    12500 V

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    20000 W

  • Maximum plate/cathode current

    7 A