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6097

Ruggedized miniature twin diode for clippers, clampers, FM/AM detectors, and discriminators in military, industrial, and airborne equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
2
Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 300 mA

Description

Ruggedized miniature twin diode with an inter-section shield for independent operation, useful in clippers, clampers, FM/AM detector and discriminator circuits and military/industrial airborne equipment.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
300 mA
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

2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
360 V
Rectifier nominal output current
10 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
60 mA
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
360 V

Published promoted fields populated semantically; identical repeated sections compressed.

Section 2

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Physical second diode section added during approved section-structure reconciliation.

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

1960 RCA Industrial and Communications Types

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Diode

Characteristics

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    300 mA

Data set 02

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Diode

Capacitance

  • Plate1 To Plate2 Capacitance

    0.068 pF

    WithoutShield

  • Plate1 To Plate2 Capacitance

    0.026 pF

    WithShield

Data set 03

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 3 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Diode

Other

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater current

    300 mA

  • Maximum surge current per section

    350 mA

  • AC plate voltage per plate RMS

    117 V

    HalfWave

  • Minimum effective plate-supply impedance per plate

    300 ohm

    HalfWave

  • DC output current per plate

    9 mA

    HalfWave

  • Minimum intermittent heater cycles

    5000 cycles

  • Maximum peak inverse voltage

    360 V

  • Nominal DC output current

    10 mA

  • Maximum peak forward current

    60 mA

  • Maximum heater-cathode voltage

    360 V