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Power - Triode ·Triode

6800

Water-cooled thoriated-tungsten power triode for high-power RF amplification and industrial oscillators. Published industrial operation produces roughly 33 kW output, making it well suited to industrial heating generators and major transmitter equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
7.5 V / 100 A

Description

Water-cooled thoriated-tungsten high-power RF amplifier and industrial oscillator triode.

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
7.5 V
Nominal heater current
100 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
19.5
Max plate dissipation
20000 W

Published transmitting-triode ratings and typical RF operation extracted from source table.

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

1963 Amperex Condensed

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    20000 W

  • Typical plate voltage

    12500 V

    RF industrial service

  • Typical plate current

    3.5 A

    RF industrial service

  • Typical power output

    33000 W

    RF industrial service

  • Typical grid voltage

    -1200 V

    RF industrial service

  • Typical grid current

    250 mA

    RF industrial service

  • Grid full-input power

    22.5 W

    RF industrial service

Characteristic

  • Grid-to-plate capacitance

    26 pF

  • Grid-to-filament capacitance

    25 pF

  • Plate-to-filament capacitance

    1 pF