5923

Water-cooled low-drive transmitting triode designed for industrial RF-heating applications. Rated for 6 kW plate dissipation and 6 kV plate voltage, with published Class C operation producing approximately 6.9 kW RF output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 12.6 V / 33 A

Description

5923 is a Triode device. Water-cooled low-drive HF triode for RF heating applications.

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: 33 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: 32
Max plate voltage: 6000 V
Max plate dissipation: 6000 W

Published ratings and characteristics mapped semantically from the source.

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

1953 Amperex

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

Amplification factor
32
Published source value

Construction

Cooling method
water
Published source value

Data set 02

1958 Amperex Industrial

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

Amplification factor
32
Maximum frequency
75 MHz
Grid-to-plate capacitance
110 pF
Grid-to-filament capacitance
16 pF
Plate-to-filament capacitance
0.3 pF

Other

Maximum plate dissipation
6000 W
Plate voltage
6000 V
ClassC
Plate current
1.5 A
ClassC
Power output
6900 W
ClassC
Grid voltage
-400 V
ClassC
Grid current
310 mA
ClassC

Data set 03

1963 Amperex Condensed

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

Plate current
1.5 A
RFPower
RF output power
6900 W
RFPower
Grid voltage
-400 V
RFPower
Grid current
310 mA
RFPower

Capacitance

Grid-to-plate capacitance
11 pF
Grid-to-filament capacitance
16 pF
Plate-to-filament capacitance
0.3 pF