Voltage Dual Triode Pentode ·Pentode-Triode-Triode
6CA11
Compactron combining a frame-grid video pentode with two dissimilar high-mu triodes for television wideband picture and associated signal processing.
- Sections
- 3
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 12
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.02 A
Description
Compactron frame-grid video pentode plus two dissimilar high-mu triodes. Extracted from the supplied General Electric datasheet description and electrical construction.
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
- 1.02 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
3 physical sections, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Pentode
- Plate resistance
- 490000 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.0212 S
- Max plate voltage
- 330 V
- Max screen voltage
- 330 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 5 W
- Max screen dissipation
- 1 W
Frame-grid video pentode
Section 2
Triode
- Plate resistance
- 9200 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.0063 S
- Amplification factor
- 59
- Max plate voltage
- 330 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 1.5 W
Triode section 1
Section 3
Triode
- Plate resistance
- 12400 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.0055 S
- Amplification factor
- 68
- Max plate voltage
- 330 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 1 W
Triode section 2
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.