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Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) ·Pentode

7430

Sharp-cutoff pentode designed for RF, IF, wide-band, or high-frequency voltage-amplifier service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 200 mA

Description

Rugged sharp-cutoff printed-circuit pentode for wide-band high-frequency amplification and distributed-amplifier circuits.

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
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
200 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
Max plate voltage
180 V
Max screen voltage
140 V
Max plate dissipation
1.7 W

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where clearly applicable; additional source values retained as section 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

1947 Westinghouse

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Characteristics

  • Heater or filament voltage

    6.3 V

    Published nominal/representative value

  • Heater or filament current

    200 mA

    Published nominal/representative value

  • Related type

    6AK5

    Source states similar characteristics

Other

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    1.7 W

    Published

  • Application

    Wide-band high-frequency amplifier

    Published