Data set 01
1999 Philips E-Z
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Other
Normal plate current
48 mA
Negative grid bias
-24 V
Characteristic
Maximum transconductance
6000 µS
Voltage - Triode (single) ·Triode
E406
Directly heated power triode specifically intended for audio output-stage service; available source data do not establish the project’s 5-watt threshold.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B4
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 4 V / 1 A
Description
E406 is a power triode for output-stage service. The supplied Philips datasheet was read for heater data, construction, ratings, characteristic constants, operating conditions, and capacitances where published.
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
- -
- Nominal heater voltage
- 4 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1 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
- Plate resistance
- 1500 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.004 S
- Amplification factor
- 6
- Max plate voltage
- 250 V
Power triode for output-stage service
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.