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Power - TV Horizontal Output (sweep) ·BeamPower

6KV6

High-perveance beam-power tube designed for television horizontal-deflection output, providing very high peak current and pulse-voltage capability.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
9QL
Socket code
B9E
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 1.6 A

Description

Beam power tube rated for high-voltage-pulse shunt-regulator service in color television. Published data include max plate 770 V; gm about 9,500 µS.

Socket description

Novar 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
9QL
Socket code
B9E
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
1.6 A
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

9QL - 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

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
6000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0095 S
Max plate voltage
770 V
Max screen voltage
220 V
Max plate dissipation
20 W
Max screen dissipation
3.5 W
Max cathode current
275 mA

Representative electrical section from supplied RCA data sheet.

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

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 5 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Other

  • Heater voltage nominal

    6.3 V

  • Heater current

    1.6 A

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Plate Voltagec ebm

    6500 V

    Published source row

  • Peak Negative-Pulse Plate Voltage. -ebm

    1500 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    3 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    75 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    220 V

    Published source row

  • Heater Voltage (AC or DC) ~h

    5.7 V

    Published source row

  • Heater Voltage (AC or DC) ~h (value 2)

    6.9 V

    Published source row

  • Grid-No

    2 W

    Published source row

  • Grid-No (value 2)

    3.5 W

    Published source row

  • Plate Dissipations Yb2

    20 W

    Published source row

  • With grid No

    3

    Published source row

  • With grid No (value 2)

    2

    Published source row

Characteristics

  • Heater Voltage Eh

    6.3 V

    Published source row

  • Heater Current Ih

    1.6 A

    Published source row

  • Plate Resistance (Approx.) rp

    6000

    Published source row

  • Transconductance

    9500

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current ly

    5806 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current ly (value 2)

    80 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    24 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    6 mA

    Published source row

  • Cutoff DC Grid-No. l Voltage. Ecl(co)

    -42 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage Eb

    100 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage Eb (value 2)

    140 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    3 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    0 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    0 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    140

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    140

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage Eol

    0 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage Eol (value 2)

    -24.5 V

    Published source row

Capacitance

  • Grid No

    1 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No (value 2)

    1 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No (value 3)

    2 pF

    Published source row