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Power - Pentode (NOT beam) ·Pentode

AX9308

Five-electrode power tube designed for RF power amplification, oscillation, and audio-frequency amplification. It uses a radiation-cooled anode and indirectly heated coated cathode for general power service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
12.6 V / 1.35 A

Description

Five-electrode tube designed for RF power amplification, oscillation, and audio-frequency amplification, with radiation-cooled anode and indirectly heated coated cathode.

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
12.6 V
Nominal heater current
1.35 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

Pentode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
1000 V
Max screen voltage
300 V
Max plate dissipation
45 W
Max cathode current
1.5 A

Published promoted ratings/characteristics captured where applicable; additional source values preserved 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

1953 Amperex

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Other

  • Maximum frequency at full ratings

    60 MHz

  • Maximum signal plate input

    180 W

    ClassB

  • Maximum signal screen-grid input

    7 W

    ClassB

  • Peak cathode current maximum

    1.5 A