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D15

Ballast current regulator intended for series heater or filament circuits, providing automatic resistance variation to reduce the effect of changing supply voltage.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
-

Description

Current stabiliser/barretter for 0.15 A series-heater valve strings.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
IO
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

Ballast

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Barretter/current stabilizer; operating range retained as parameters.

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

1958 Brimar Radio Valve No 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Characteristics

  • Operating current

    150 mA

  • Voltage range minimum

    90 V

  • Voltage range maximum

    140 V