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Voltage Pentode or Tetrode (under 100V) ·Pentode

DF60

Mullard subminiature sharp-cutoff RF pentode for battery-operated equipment, also usable as a frequency changer. Its compact directly heated construction supports both high-frequency amplification and conversion in portable receivers.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
WIRE8
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
1.25 V / 50 mA

Description

The Mullard DF60 is a subminiature sharp-cutoff RF pentode for battery-operated equipment; also usable as a frequency changer.

Socket description

Subminiature all-glass 8-wire lead family

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
WIRE8
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
1.25 V
Nominal heater current
50 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
1000000 Ω
Transconductance
0.0011 S
Max plate voltage
90 V
Max screen voltage
67.5 V
Max cathode current
4 mA

Published Mullard/Philips ratings and characteristics promoted where applicable; additional values 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 Mullard Receiving Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Characteristics

  • Cutoff characteristic

    Sharp cutoff

Application

  • Application

    RF amplifier

Data set 02

1963 Mullard

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Characteristics

  • Filament Voltage

    1.25 V

    DCOnly

  • Filament Current

    50 mA

    DCOnly

  • Plate Voltage

    67.5 V

    RepresentativeHighVoltagePoint

  • Screen Voltage

    67.5 V

    RepresentativeHighVoltagePoint

  • Plate Current

    1.8 mA

    RepresentativeHighVoltagePoint

  • Screen Current

    0.48 mA

    RepresentativeHighVoltagePoint

  • Transconductance

    1100 uS

    RepresentativeHighVoltagePoint

  • Plate Resistance

    1000000 ohm

    RepresentativeHighVoltagePoint

  • Input Capacitance

    3.7 pF

  • Output Capacitance

    4.6 pF

  • Plate-Grid Capacitance

    0.01 pF

    Maximum

Other

  • Conversion Transconductance

    320 uS

    FrequencyChanger; Va=67.5V

  • Maximum Plate Voltage

    90 V

  • Maximum Screen Voltage

    67.5 V

  • Maximum Cathode Current

    4 mA