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6801

Forced-air-cooled counterpart to the 6800 high-power industrial RF triode. Approximately 10 kW plate dissipation and published output around 28 kW provide major RF power without the water-cooling system used by the 6800.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
7.5 V / 107 A

Description

Forced-air-cooled version of 6800 with 10 kW anode dissipation for high-power RF service.

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
107 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
10000 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

    10000 W

  • Typical plate voltage

    12500 V

    RF industrial service

  • Typical plate current

    3 A

    RF industrial service

  • Typical power output

    28000 W

    RF industrial service

  • Typical grid voltage

    -1200 V

    RF industrial service

  • Typical grid current

    430 mA

    RF industrial service

  • Grid full-input power

    22.5 W

    RF industrial service

Characteristic

  • Grid-to-plate capacitance

    27 pF

  • Grid-to-filament capacitance

    25 pF

  • Plate-to-filament capacitance

    1.25 pF