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Indirectly heated general-purpose triode for detector and audio-frequency amplifier service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
P30
Socket code
P8A
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
4 V / 650 mA

Description

Indirectly heated general-purpose triode for detector and audio-frequency amplifier service.

Socket description

European 8-pin side-contact base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
P30
Socket code
P8A
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
4 V
Nominal heater current
650 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

P30 - 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
12000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0025 S
Amplification factor
30
Max plate voltage
250 V
Max plate dissipation
2 W
Max cathode current
10 mA

General-purpose triode; promoted values from nominal and apparatus-builder data.

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

1938 Philips Miniwatt Vacuum Tube Catalog

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Typical plate voltage

    250 V

  • Typical plate current

    6 mA

  • Control-grid bias

    -5.5 V

Characteristics

  • Transconductance

    2500 µS

  • Amplification factor

    30

  • Plate resistance

    12000 ohm

  • Grid-anode capacitance

    1.7 pF

Data set 02

1959 Telefunken

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    4 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    1 A

Data set 03

195X Tunsgram

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Typical plate voltage

    250 V

  • Typical plate current

    6 mA

  • Typical grid voltage

    -5.5 V

  • Maximum no-current anode voltage

    550 V

  • Maximum heater-cathode voltage

    50 V

Data set 04

1999 Philips 0-D

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

  • Grid-anode capacitance

    1.7 pF

  • Anode-cathode capacitance

    4.5 pF

  • Grid-cathode capacitance

    4.9 pF

  • Plate current

    6 mA

  • Maximum cathode current

    10 mA

  • Maximum heater-cathode voltage

    50 V