Data set 01
1960 CBS Hytron
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Characteristics
Regulation Voltage Minimum
5000 V
Regulation Voltage Maximum
25000 V
Amplification Factor
1515 ratio
At 25kV plate voltage
Triode - HV Shunt Regulator ·Triode
6BU4
High-voltage beam triode designed to regulate color-television anode and focus supplies over approximately the 5–25 kV range.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B9A
- Base pins
- 9
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
The CBS 6BU4 is a high-voltage beam triode for regulating color-television anode and focus supplies over roughly 5–25 kV.
Socket description
Small-button Noval 9-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B9A
- Base pins
- 9
- Nominal heater voltage
- -
- Nominal heater current
- -
- 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
- 1515
High-voltage regulator beam triode.
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.