5936

Water- and forced-air-cooled high-power triode for modulator, amplifier, and oscillator service. Rated for an enormous 70 kW plate dissipation and 18 kV plate voltage for major broadcast and communications transmitter installations.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 21 V / 143 A

Description

Water- and forced-air-cooled high-power triode for modulator, amplifier and oscillator service.

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: 21 V
Nominal heater current: 143 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: 37
Max plate voltage: 18000 V
Max plate dissipation: 70000 W
Max cathode current: 60 A

Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the approved Westinghouse/RMA 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

1947 Westinghouse

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

Power Output
136 kW
ClassC;RFPower
Maximum Frequency Full Ratings
15 MHz