Data set 01
1999 Philips 0-D
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Pentode
Other
Typical plate current
20 mA
Va=300V
Typical screen current
4.5 mA
Vg2=200V
Class A output power
2.8 W
ClassA
Power - Pentode Single (NOT beam) (under 10W) ·Pentode
C453
Philips directly heated output pentode with published heater, operating, and limiting data. Its filamentary construction is intended for conventional low-frequency power-output service.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B4
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater
- 4 V / 250 mA
Description
C453 is a directly heated output pentode. The supplied Philips datasheet was read for heater data, operating characteristics, limiting ratings, and section-level electrical information.
Socket description
European 4-pin base
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B4
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater voltage
- 4 V
- Nominal heater current
- 250 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
- Plate resistance
- 35000 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.0017 S
- Amplification factor
- 60
- Max screen voltage
- 200 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 6 W
Directly heated output pentode
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.