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BTW153

High-power Brown Boveri transmitting triode for professional RF amplification. Approximately 22 kW plate dissipation and operation to roughly 100 MHz support tens of kilowatts of Class C transmitter output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
75 V / 150 A

Description

water-cooled transmitting triode for RF and AF amplification and industrial or broadcast service. The datasheet specifies a directly heated thoriated tungsten cathode and water anode cooling.

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
75 V
Nominal heater current
150 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

Triode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Transconductance
0.04 S
Max plate dissipation
22000 W

Promoted ratings and characteristics audited from General Data and operating tables.

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

1969 Brown Boveri

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    22000 W

  • Maximum frequency

    100 MHz

  • RF output power, Class C unmodulated

    66000 W

    ClassC

Characteristics

  • Transconductance

    40000 µS