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Specialized - Magnetron ·Magnetron

6527

Forced-air-cooled fixed-frequency pulsed magnetron with integral magnet, approximately nine-kilowatt peak output, and high-altitude capability.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 500 mA

Description

Forced-air-cooled fixed-frequency pulsed magnetron oscillator with integral magnet, 9 kW peak output, and operation to 60,000 feet.

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
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
500 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

Magnetron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
6000 V
Max cathode current
5.5 A

Magnetron represented as Other section because no canonical Magnetron SectionType exists.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Magnetron

Characteristic

  • Frequency minimum

    9345 MHz

  • Frequency maximum

    9405 MHz

Other

  • Peak output power

    9 kW

  • Duty cycle

    0.0025

  • Pulse duration

    2.05 us