Data set 01
1950 Sylvania
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Tetrode
Application
Primary application
VHF RF amplifier / autodyne mixer
Voltage Radio Detector Converter ·Tetrode-Tetrode
6C9
Sharp-cutoff dual tetrode designed for VHF RF-amplifier and autodyne mixer service in receiver front ends.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 2
- Base
- 10F
- Socket code
- B10G
- Base pins
- 10
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 400 mA
Description
Sharp-cutoff dual tetrode used as a VHF RF amplifier and autodyne mixer tube.
Socket description
Decar / Noval+1 10-contact base; center contact added to E9-1
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- 10F
- Socket code
- B10G
- Base pins
- 10
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 400 mA
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
10F - 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
Tetrode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Plate resistance
- 100000 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.008 S
- Max plate voltage
- 250 V
- Max screen voltage
- 180 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 1.5 W
- Max cathode current
- 20 mA
Two identical tetrode sections; represented once under identical-section compression.
Section 2
Tetrode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Plate resistance
- 100000 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.008 S
- Max plate voltage
- 250 V
- Max screen voltage
- 180 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 1.5 W
Added approved missing second physical tetrode section; RCA specifies per-unit ratings for either plate and both units operating.
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 02
1975 RCA RC30
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Tetrode
Other
Heater Voltage (ac/dc) 6.3
16.8 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Heater Current 0.4
150 mA
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Plate Voltage
250 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Grid-No.2 (Screen-Grid) Supply Voltage
180 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Either plate
1.5 W
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Both plates (both units operating)
2.5 W
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
For erid-No.2 voltages up to
90 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
For erid-No.2 voltages up to 90 volts
0.5 W
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
For grid-No.2 voltages between 90 and
180 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Capacitance
Internal Shield 4.4
4.2 pF
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Internal Shield 2.2
2.2 pF
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Heater to Cathode 4.2
4.8 pF
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Characteristic
Plate Voltage
125 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Grid-No.2 Voltage
80 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Grid-No. 1 Voltage
-1 V
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Plate Resistance (Approx.)
0.1 MΩ
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Plate Current
10 mA
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1
Grid-No.2 Current
1.5 mA
Published in approved 6C9 target datasheet entry; Section1