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Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) ·Tetrode

7399

Power tetrode documented by General Electric. Available manufacturer material establishes power-class tetrode construction but provides limited extracted application detail.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6 V / 5.6 A

Description

Power tetrode.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6 V
Nominal heater current
5.6 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

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Tetrode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max screen voltage
2000 V
Max plate dissipation
180 W

Promoted only from clearly labeled printed ratings/characteristics; specialized and operating data retained in parameter rows.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Tetrode

Other

  • Heater Voltage... .. ......... 6.0 63 68 Volts Radiator§

    68 Volts

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  • Heater Current. .. .......... 5.6 .... Amperes Plate Dissipation. ....... .. 300 240 180 Watts

    180 Watts

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  • Output. .................. 9.3 upf Heater and Cathode, ap-

    9.3 upf

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  • DC Plate Voltage, during pulse. .. .. ... 10 Kilovolts DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage, not pulsed.... —175 Valts

    10 Kilovolts

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  • DC Plate Voltage, during pulse. .. .. ... 10 Kilovolts DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage, not pulsed.... —175 Valts

    1 Volt

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  • DC Plate Current, during pulse. . ..., ... 10 Amperes DC Grid-No. 1 Current, during pulse .2.5 Amperes

    10 Amperes

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  • DC Plate Current, during pulse. . ..., ... 10 Amperes DC Grid-No. 1 Current, during pulse .2.5 Amperes

    2.5 Amperes

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  • DC Screen Voltage, during pulse. .. ... 2000 Volts Pulse WidthW$. ... . ............. . .... 15 Microseconds

    2000 Volts

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  • DC Screen Voltage, during pulse. .. ... 2000 Volts Pulse WidthW$. ... . ............. . .... 15 Microseconds

    15 Microseconds

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  • DC Screen Inputde. . .. ... 15 Watts Duty Factor¥e¢....................0.0012

    15 Watts

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  • Plate Dissipationdd. . . ................ 300 Watts

    300 Watts

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  • DC Plate Voltage, during pulse,.......... 9 Kilovolts DC Grid-No, 1 Current, during pulse. . . .1.1 Amperes

    9 Kilovolts

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  • DC Plate Voltage, during pulse,.......... 9 Kilovolts DC Grid-No, 1 Current, during pulse. . . .1.1 Amperes

    1.1 Amperes

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  • DC Grid-No. 2 Voltage, during pulse...1400 Volts DC Grid-No. 2 Current, during pulse. . .0.47 Amperes

    2 Volt

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  • DC Grid-No. 2 Voltage, during pulse...1400 Volts DC Grid-No. 2 Current, during pulse. . .0.47 Amperes

    1400 Volts

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  • DC Grid-No. 2 Voltage, during pulse...1400 Volts DC Grid-No. 2 Current, during pulse. . .0.47 Amperes

    0.47 Amperes

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  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage, not pulsed. .. —125 Volts Driving Power at Tube, during pulse. . . 2.6 Kilowatts

    1 Volt

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  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage, not pulsed. .. —125 Volts Driving Power at Tube, during pulse. . . 2.6 Kilowatts

    125 Volts

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  • DC Grid-No. 1 Voltage, not pulsed. .. —125 Volts Driving Power at Tube, during pulse. . . 2.6 Kilowatts

    2.6 Kilowatts

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  • Peak RF Plate Voltage. .. ............ 7000 Voits Power Qutput, during pulse . ............ 52 Kilowatts

    52 Kilowatts

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  • Peak RF Grid Voltage. . . ... . . .300 Volts Pulse Width¢. . . ...................... 15 Microseconds

    300 Volts

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  • Peak RF Grid Voltage. . . ... . . .300 Volts Pulse Width¢. . . ...................... 15 Microseconds

    15 Microseconds

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  • DC Plate Current, during pulse ......... 9.2 Amperes Duty Factorg. .. .................... 0.001

    9.2 Amperes

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  • ¢ Pulse duration measured between points at 70 percent of peak value. The peak value is defined as the maximum value of a smooth

    70 percent

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  • Heater Voltage

    6 V

    Published datasheet

  • Heater Current

    5.6 A

    Published datasheet