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Power - Pentode (NOT beam) ·Pentode

DL620

Subminiature 90 V battery output pentode designed for either single-ended or push-pull service. Its compact construction provides useful audio output power in miniature portable equipment.

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

Description

Subminiature 90 V battery output pentode for single-ended or push-pull service.

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
110000 Ω
Transconductance
0.00065 S
Max plate voltage
90 V
Max screen voltage
90 V

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

Application

  • Application

    Battery audio output

Data set 02

1963 Mullard

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    1.25 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    50 mA

  • PlateToGridCapacitanceMaximum

    0.2 pF

  • Input Capacitance

    2.8 pF

  • Output Capacitance

    3.5 pF

  • Plate Voltage

    67.5 V

  • Screen Voltage

    67.5 V

  • Plate Current

    3.1 mA

  • Screen Current

    0.95 mA

  • Control Grid Voltage

    -6.5 V

Other

  • Power Output

    110 mW

    ClassA;PlateVoltage=90V

  • Power Output

    200 mW

    PushPull;ClassAB