Data set 01
1960 RCA Industrial and Communications Types
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Beam Power
CrossReference
Prototype / equivalent family
12AB5
Application
Application
AF power amplifier
Power - Beam Single (NOT sweep) (under 10W) ·BeamPower
Beam-power tube designed for audio-frequency power amplification in mobile communications equipment.
Beam-power tube for AF power-amplifier service in mobile communications equipment.
Small-button Noval 9-contact
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Published RCA ratings and characteristics promoted where applicable; additional application and operating data retained as parameters.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Prototype / equivalent family
12AB5
Application
AF power amplifier
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Heater voltage
13.5 V
Heater current
210 mA
Maximum plate voltage
345 V
Maximum screen voltage
310 V
Maximum plate dissipation
9 W
Plate voltage
200 V
ClassA
Screen voltage
200 V
ClassA
Plate current
35.5 mA
ClassA
Power output
2.4 W
ClassA
Plate resistance
60000 ohm
ClassA
Transconductance
4200 uS
ClassA