Data set 01
1950 Sylvania
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 2
Pentode
Application
Primary application
Video amplifier
Voltage Triode Pentode ·Pentode-Triode
6AL9
Combined triode-pentode for television video, IF, AGC, sync, burst, band-pass, or related signal-processing stages.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 2
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 12
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 820 mA
Description
Compactron high-mu triode and sharp-cutoff pentode; triode is general-purpose and pentode is a video amplifier.
Socket description
Duodecar 12-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 12
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 820 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
2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Triode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Transconductance
- 0.0063 S
- Amplification factor
- 59
Published source values promoted where applicable; additional published data retained as parameters.
Section 2
Pentode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Transconductance
- 0.03 S
- Max screen voltage
- 200 V
- Max screen dissipation
- 1.5 W
Published source values promoted where applicable; additional published data retained as parameters.
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.