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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) (over 1000V 100W) ·BeamPower

6166

Forced-air-cooled coaxial beam-power tube with integral radiator for high-power RF and television transmitting service, optimized for low parasitics at VHF frequencies.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 181 A

Description

Forced-air-cooled coaxial beam-power tube with integral radiator for high-power RF/TV service. Published RCA data include the applicable ratings, characteristics, operating conditions, and capacitances from the supplied sheet.

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
-
Nominal heater voltage
5 V
Nominal heater current
181 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

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
6000 V
Max screen voltage
1200 V
Max plate dissipation
10000 W

Representative electrical section from supplied RCA data sheet.

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

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 6 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Other

  • Heater/filament voltage nominal

    5 V

    WholeTube

  • Heater/filament current

    181 A

    WholeTube

  • Published electrical value

    10 MHz

    Published source row

  • Published electrical value (value 2)

    220 MHz

    Published source row

  • Voltage (AC or DC)a

    5 %

    Published source row

  • Voltage (AC or DC)a (value 2)

    5 %

    Published source row

  • Current at

    5 V

    Published source row

  • Current at (value 2)

    181 V

    Published source row

  • Minimum heating time

    15 s

    Published source row

  • Cold resistance

    0 ohm

    Published source row

  • Cold resistance (value 2)

    38 ohm

    Published source row

  • Mu Factor, Grid No

    2

    Published source row

  • Mu Factor, Grid No (value 2)

    1

    Published source row

  • for plate volts =

    2000 V

    Published source row

  • for plate volts = (value 2)

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE VOLTAGE

    6000 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    2000 V

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE CURRENT

    4 A

    Published source row

  • PLATE INPUT

    22000 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No

    2 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No (value 2)

    400 W

    Published source row

  • PLATE DISSIPATION

    10000 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No

    1 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No (value 2)

    300 W

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage

    5800 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    1200 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage

    -130 V

    Published source row

  • Peak RF Grid-No

    1

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 A

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    0 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    7 A

    Published source row

  • DC Plate-to-Grid-No.l Voltage

    5885 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    885 V

    Published source row

  • DC Cathode-to-Grid-No.l Voltage

    85 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 A

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    152 mA

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE VOLTAGE

    6000 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    2000 V

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE CURRENT

    4 A

    Published source row

  • PLATE INPUT

    22000 W

    Published source row

  • PLATE DISSIPATION

    10000 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No.l DISSIPATION

    300 W

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage

    5800 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    1200 V

    Published source row

  • Peak RF Grid-No.l Voltage

    375 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 A

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    148 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    1

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE VOLTAGE

    6900 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    2000 V

    Published source row

  • MAX.-SIGNAL DC PLATE CURRENT

    2.75 A

    Published source row

  • (CONTROL-GRID) CURRENT

    600 mA

    Published source row

  • MAX.-SIGNAL PLATE INPUT

    18000 W

    Published source row

  • MAX.-SIGNAL GRID-No

    2 W

    Published source row

  • MAX.-SIGNAL GRID-No (value 2)

    400 W

    Published source row

  • PLATE DISSIPATION

    10000 W

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage

    6900 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage (value 2)

    6500 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    1200 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    1200 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage'"

    -125 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage'" (value 2)

    -125 V

    Published source row

  • Zero-Signal DC Plate Current

    200 mA

    Published source row

  • Zero-Signal DC Plate Current (value 2)

    200 mA

    Published source row

  • Zero-Signal DC Grid-No

    2 A

    Published source row

  • Zero-Signal DC Grid-No (value 2)

    0 mA

    Published source row

  • Zero-Signal DC Grid-No (value 3)

    0 mA

    Published source row

  • Effective RF Load Resistance

    5400 ohm

    Published source row

  • Effective RF Load Resistance (value 2)

    1200 ohm

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Plate Current

    675 mA

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Plate Current (value 2)

    2.75 A

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Grid-No

    2 A

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Grid-No (value 2)

    35 mA

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Grid-No (value 3)

    260 mA

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Grid-No.l Current

    0 mA

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa DC Grid-No.l Current (value 2)

    80 mA

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa Peak RF Grid-No.l Voltage

    125 V

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa Peak RF Grid-No.l Voltage (value 2)

    305 V

    Published source row

  • Max.-Signa Power Output (Approx )

    2920 W

    Published source row

Characteristic

  • Grid No.l to filament

    42 pF

    Published source row

  • Plate to filamentb

    0.08 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No

    2 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No (value 2)

    24 pF

    Published source row

  • G I -Grid No

    1

    Published source row

  • G2 -Grid No

    2

    Published source row

  • temperature of

    45

    Published source row

  • ~~ Minimum air flow

    350 cfm

    Published source row

  • ~~ Minimum air flow (value 2)

    270 cfm

    Published source row

  • ~~ Minimum air flow (value 3)

    200 cfm

    Published source row

  • Static pressure

    3

    Published source row

  • Static pressure (value 2)

    2

    Published source row

  • Static pressure (value 3)

    1

    Published source row

  • Static pressure (value 4)

    1.3

    Published source row