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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) ·BeamPower

60HL5

High-perveance beam-power audio-output tube designed for high sensitivity from low B+ supplies, delivering about 3 W single-ended or roughly 16.5 W from a push-pull pair.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
60 V / 100 mA

Description

High-perveance beam-power output tube for low-B+ audio service and television applications.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
60 V
Nominal heater current
100 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

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
7500 Ω
Transconductance
0.017 S
Amplification factor
13
Max plate voltage
330 V
Max screen voltage
250 V
Max plate dissipation
12 W
Max screen dissipation
2.5 W
Max cathode current
110 mA

Published Westinghouse ratings, characteristics, operating conditions, and capacitances extracted from supplied 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

1965 Westinghouse Data Book

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    60 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    100 mA

  • Transconductance

    17000 uS

  • Input Capacitance

    8.5 pF

  • Output Capacitance

    8.5 pF

Other

  • Plate Voltage

    130 V

    ClassA

  • Screen Voltage

    130 V

    ClassA

  • Plate Current

    70 mA

    ClassA

  • Screen Current

    5 mA

    ClassA

  • Load Resistance

    2000 ohm

    ClassA

  • Power Output

    3 W

    ClassA

  • PushPullPowerOutput

    16.5 W

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