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Power - TV Horizontal Output (sweep) ·Pentode

6MC6

High-current power pentode intended for television horizontal-deflection and related power-amplifier service, with approximately 33 W plate dissipation and strong pulse capability.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9E
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 450 mA

Description

Pentode vacuum tube for receiving, television, RF, audio, or power-amplifier service. The supplied datasheet was reviewed for heater data, maximum ratings, characteristics, typical operating conditions, capacitances, and application information.

Socket description

Novar 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9E
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
450 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

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Pentode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Transconductance
0.014 S
Max screen voltage
250 V
Max plate dissipation
33 W

Published promoted values applied where applicable; additional ratings, characteristics, and operating 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.

Data set 01

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 5 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Characteristics

  • ■ Plate Dissipation = 33 W

    33

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Voltage, ac or do

    6.3 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Current — published value 1

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Current — published value 2

    85

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Transconductance

    14000

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Current — published value 1

    1100 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Current — published value 2

    750 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Current — published value 3

    125 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current I c2 — published value 1

    110 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current I c2 — published value 2

    42 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Current I c2 — published value 3

    3.3 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Cutoff DC Grid-No. 1

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Voltage for Ib = 1 mA Ec11co1 -125 — published value 1

    1 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Voltage for Ib = 1 mA Ec11co1 -125 — published value 2

    -125 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Voltage for Ib = 1 mA Ec11co1 -125 — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Voltage for Ib = 1 mA Ec11co1 -125 — published value 4

    -40 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Plate Voltages

    5000 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Voltage — published value 1

    45 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Voltage — published value 2

    60 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Voltage — published value 3

    175 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 3 Voltage — published value 1

    30 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 3 Voltage — published value 2

    30 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 3 Voltage — published value 3

    30 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 3 Voltage — published value 4

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Voltage — published value 1

    110 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Voltage — published value 2

    160 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Voltage — published value 3

    110 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No.2 Voltage — published value 4

    110 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage — published value 1

    1 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage — published value 2

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage — published value 3

    0 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage — published value 4

    -21 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Plate Supply Voltage

    990 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Peak Positive-Pulse Plate Voltageg

    7000 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Negative-Pulse Plate Voltage

    1100 V

    Pulse

  • DC Grid-No. 3 Voltageh — published value 1

    3 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 3 Voltageh — published value 2

    75 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 2 (Screen-Grid) Voltage — published value 1

    2 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • DC Grid-No. 2 (Screen-Grid) Voltage — published value 2

    250 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Peak Negative-Pulse Grid-No. 1

    1

    Pulse

  • (Control -Grid) Voltage

    330 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Voltage: 6MC6 — published value 1

    6 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Voltage: 6MC6 — published value 2

    5.7 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Voltage: 6MC6 — published value 3

    6.9 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Current: 36MC6 — published value 1

    36

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Current: 36MC6 — published value 2

    0.42

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Heater Current: 36MC6 — published value 3

    0.48

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Grid-No.2lnput

    5

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Plate Dissipationl

    33

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Grid-No. 1 Circuit Resistance

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Cathode bias — published value 1

    1 Mohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Cathode bias — published value 2

    0 Mohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Grid-resistor bias

    10 Mohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Fixed bias

    0.47 Mohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 1 —Grid No. 2 — published value 1

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 1 —Grid No. 2 — published value 2

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 1 —Grid No. 2 — published value 3

    6

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 1 —Grid No. 2 — published value 4

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 2 —Grid No. 1 — published value 1

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 2 —Grid No. 1 — published value 2

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 2 —Grid No. 1 — published value 3

    7

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 2 —Grid No. 1 — published value 4

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 3 —Cathode — published value 1

    3

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 3 —Cathode — published value 2

    8

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 3 —Cathode — published value 3

    3

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 4 —Heater — published value 1

    4

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 4 —Heater — published value 2

    9

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • Pin 5 —Heater

    5

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • b With grid No. 3 and grid No. 2 connected, respectively, to cathode — published value 1

    3

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • b With grid No. 3 and grid No. 2 connected, respectively, to cathode — published value 2

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • GRID-No 3 VOLTS-30 .~..•ao — published value 1

    3 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • GRID-No 3 VOLTS-30 .~..•ao — published value 2

    30 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • PLATE VOLTS (Ep) 92cS-1967e — published value 1

    92 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • PLATE VOLTS (Ep) 92cS-1967e — published value 2

    1967 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • f As defined in the current issue of EIA Standard RS-239A

    239

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • 9 This rating is applicable when the duration of the voltage pulse

    9 V

    Pulse

  • be applied to grid No. 3 to reduce interference from "snivels",

    3

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • 1 An adequate bias resistor or other means is required to protect the

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • GRID-No.3 VOLTS=30

    30 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • GRID-No.2 VOLTS=110

    110 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • PLATE VOLTS IEpI — published value 1

    92 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

  • PLATE VOLTS IEpI — published value 2

    19677 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.

Other

  • increase power output. A typical value is 30 V

    30

    Published datasheet value; multiple values represent separate source-table limits or conditions.