Specialized - Ignitron ·Triode
High-frequency transmitting triode for substantial RF power amplification. Rated for 450 W plate dissipation, with published operation producing approximately 1.67 kW output from a 4 kV plate supply at frequencies to about 100 MHz.
5868 is listed in the supplied Amperex material as a high-frequency transmitting triode. Published ratings and characteristics were captured from the supplied table.
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Promoted only where the locked section schema has a direct semantic match; device-specific thyratron, magnetron, transmitting-tube, ignitron, and broadband data are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Plate voltage
4000 V
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Plate current
475 mA
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Power output
1673 W
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Control-grid voltage
-350 V
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Grid current
100 mA
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Maximum frequency at full input
100 MHz
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Maximum plate dissipation
450 W
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Amplification factor
27
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Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Published classification
high-frequency transmitting triode
Amperex power-tube description