Data set 01
1950 Sylvania
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Application
Service
Vertical deflection oscillator
SECTION 2
Beam Power
Application
Service
Vertical deflection amplifier
Power - TV Vertical Output ·BeamPower-Triode
6MF8
Multi-section television tube whose power section serves vertical-deflection amplification, with additional circuitry integrated for oscillator, driver, or signal-processing functions.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 2
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.5 A
Description
Duodecar type used in combined vertical-deflection- oscillator and vertical-deflection-amplifier applications in color television receivers. Outlines section, 15D; re- quires duodecar 12-contact socket. Type 15MF8 is iden- tical with type 6MF8 except for heater ratings. 12DZ 6MF8 15MF8
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
- -
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1.5 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
2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Triode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Plate resistance
- 14000 Ω
- Amplification factor
- 58
- Max plate voltage
- 400 V
Published source values promoted where applicable.
Section 2
Beam Power
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Plate resistance
- 14000 Ω
- Amplification factor
- 58
- Max plate voltage
- 400 V
- Max screen voltage
- 300 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 12 W
- Max cathode current
- 75 mA
Published source values promoted where applicable.
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
Triode
Characteristic
Heater Voltage
14.7 volts
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Heater Current
0.6 amperes
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Plate Voltage
250 volts
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Grid-No
250 volts
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Grid-No.l (Control-Grid) Voltage —
20 volts
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Grid-No
2
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Amplification Factor
58
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Plate Resistance (Approx.)
5000 ohms
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Plate Voltage
400 volts
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Peak Positive Pulse Plate Voltage#
2500 volts
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Grid-No
300 volts
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Peak Negative Grid-No.l Voltage
400 volts
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Plate Dissipation*
12 watts
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Grid-No
2.75 watts
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Average Cathode Current
75 mA
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# Pulse duration must not exceed
2.5
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