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CV6055

Forced-air-cooled UHF disc-seal triode for pulsed oscillator and amplifier service to approximately 1 GHz. Its pulse ratings include exceptionally high plate voltage, reaching roughly 45 kV despite only 75 W average plate dissipation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 4 A

Description

Forced-air-cooled UHF disc-seal pulse triode for pulsed oscillator or amplifier service to 1000 MHz.

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
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
4 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
0.016 S
Amplification factor
22
Max plate voltage
45000 V
Max plate dissipation
75 W
Max cathode current
400 mA

Promoted fields mapped semantically from printed ratings/characteristics headings.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • a pulsed oscillator or amplifier at frequencies up to

    1000 MHz

    a pulsed oscillator or amplifier at frequencies up to 1000Mc/s.

  • Va 6

    -3 A

    Va 6-3 A%

  • Va

    45 kV

    Va 45 kV

  • Va—g 4

    -5 kV

    Va—g 4-5 kV

  • —Vg

    400 v

    —Vg 400 v

  • —+ Vg(pk)

    750 v

    —+ Vg(pk) 750 v

  • PublishedData

    75 W

    75 W

  • Pe 2

    0 W

    Pe 2-0 W

  • ix(pk)

    40 A

    ix(pk) 40 A

  • Ix

    400 mA

    Ix 400 mA

  • *Tk(pulse)

    10 A

    *Tk(pulse) 10 A

  • 1Tseal

    140 degC

    1Tseal 140 °C

  • f 500

    1000 MHz

    f 500 1000 Mec/s

  • Gain 11

    8 dB

    Gain 11 8 dB

  • For full rated anode dissipation in ambient temperatures up to

    30 degC

    For full rated anode dissipation in ambient temperatures up to 30°C, the air flow

  • The temperature of the glass to metal seals must not exceed

    140 degC

    The temperature of the glass to metal seals must not exceed 140°C. An air flow

Capacitance

  • cg—k: 10

    -5 pF

    cg—k: 10-5pF ; Cca—k : 0-3pF; Ccg—a : 6:5pF

Characteristic

  • Va

    500 A

    Va 500 A%

  • Ia

    100 mA

    Ia 100 mA

  • gm

    16 mA

    gm 16 mA/[V