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Nuvistor Tubes (all numbers) ·Triode

8456

Triode for RF, audio, control, or industrial electronic service; source data do not support a narrower parent category confidently.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
8.5 V / 850 mA

Description

Power or transmitting triode for RF, audio, control, or industrial service. The supplied datasheet was reviewed for heater/filament data, maximum ratings, characteristics, typical operating conditions, capacitances, and construction details.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
8.5 V
Nominal heater current
850 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

Triode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Plate resistance
1530 Ω
Transconductance
0.0075 S
Max plate voltage
50 V
Max cathode current
15 mA

Published promoted values applied where semantically applicable; additional source-table values retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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 3 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristics

  • heater voltage — published value 1

    6 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • heater voltage — published value 2

    8.5 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid to plate

    2.1 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid to cathode, shell , and heater

    4 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate to cathode, shell , and heater

    1.7 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate to cathode

    0.34 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater to cathode

    1.4 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Supply Voltage

    24 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Resistance (Approx )

    1530 ohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance

    7500

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current

    8.7 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid Voltage (Approx.) for plate µa=50 — published value 1

    50 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid Voltage (Approx.) for plate µa=50 — published value 2

    -5 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Pin 4 -Grid

    4

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Pin 10 -Heater

    10

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Pin 12 -Heater

    12

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Supply Voltage — published value 1

    12 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Supply Voltage — published value 2

    24 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid Voltage

    -0.7 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid Resistor

    33000 ohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Pi ate Resistance (Approx.) — published value 1

    1500 ohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Pi ate Resistance (Approx.) — published value 2

    1500 ohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance — published value 1

    8000

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance — published value 2

    8000

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current — published value 1

    5.5

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current — published value 2

    9.5

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • snell temperatures above 150° C, see accompanying Grid-Circuit-Re

    150

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Current — published value 1

    0

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Current — published value 2

    85

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater Current — published value 3

    0.85

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid to plate — published value 1

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid to plate — published value 2

    1.8 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid to plate — published value 3

    2.4 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • shell, and heater 2 — published value 1

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • shell, and heater 2 — published value 2

    3.4 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • shell, and heater 2 — published value 3

    4.6 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • shell, and heater 2 — published value 1

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • shell, and heater 2 — published value 2

    1.4 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • shell, and heater 2 — published value 3

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate to cathode — published value 1

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate to cathode — published value 2

    0.26 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate to cathode — published value 3

    0.42 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater to cathode. 2 — published value 1

    2 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater to cathode. 2 — published value 2

    1.1 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater to cathode. 2 — published value 3

    1.7 pF

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (i) — published value 1

    1 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (i) — published value 2

    3 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (i) — published value 3

    6.7 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (i) — published value 4

    10 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (2) — published value 1

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (2) — published value 2

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (2) — published value 3

    4

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Plate Current (2) — published value 4

    50

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance 11) 1,3 — published value 1

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance 11) 1,3 — published value 2

    3

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance 11) 1,3 — published value 3

    6500

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance 11) 1,3 — published value 4

    8500

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance (2) 3,5 — published value 1

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance (2) 3,5 — published value 2

    3

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance (2) 3,5 — published value 3

    5

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Transconductance (2) 3,5 — published value 4

    5700

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Reverse Grid Current 1,6 — published value 1

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Reverse Grid Current 1,6 — published value 2

    6

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Reverse Grid Current 1,6 — published value 3

    0.05

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 3 — published value 1

    3 V

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  • Note 3 — published value 2

    2 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 6 — published value 1

    6 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 6 — published value 2

    -2 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • grid Cl rcuit resiSLanCe (megohms) ~ 1 (the internal reslsLenCe

    1 Mohm

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 7 — published value 1

    7 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 7 — published value 2

    100 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note e

    100 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 9 — published value 1

    9 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Note 9 — published value 2

    300 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • and Shorts, Transconductance I I 1, Reverse Grid Current, and

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • and Shorts, Transconductance 1 1 1, Reverse Grid Current, and — published value 1

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • and Shorts, Transconductance 1 1 1, Reverse Grid Current, and — published value 2

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • and Shorts, Transconductance 1 1 1, Reverse Grid Current, and — published value 3

    1

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • frequency range from 5 to 500 cps and back to 5 cps. One such — published value 1

    5

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • frequency range from 5 to 500 cps and back to 5 cps. One such — published value 2

    500

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • frequency range from 5 to 500 cps and back to 5 cps. One such — published value 3

    5

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Heater-Cycling Life (100 Hours)

    100

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • production run with heater volts = 1 .35x specified center

    1 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • value cyc Led I minute ON and 2 minutes OFF, do heater-cathode

    2

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

Other

  • Plate Voltage

    50 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Negative-bias value

    55 V

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Grid Current

    2 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Cathode Current

    15 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • Fl ate Dissipation

    0.45 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • For fixed-bias operation

    10 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.

  • For cathode-bias operation

    10 mA

    Published datasheet value; multiple numbers on a source row represent separate limits or operating conditions.