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F6046

Coaxial ceramic high-power pulse triode for oscillator and hard-tube switching service. Very high pulse voltage and current capability, together with massive cooling capacity, suit major radar and pulsed-power systems.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 12 V / 480 A

Description

Coaxial ceramic high-power pulse triode for oscillator or hard-tube service to about 60 MHz, cooled by forced air, water, or vaporization.

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: 12 V
Nominal heater current: 480 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: 0.135 S
Amplification factor: 50
Max plate voltage: 50000 V
Max plate dissipation: 150000 W
Max grid dissipation: 2500 W
Max cathode current: 400 A

Published promoted ratings/characteristics retained where readable; additional values are in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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 Compagnie General

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Capacitance

Filament-to-grid capacitance
180 pF
Grid-to-plate capacitance
100 pF
Filament-to-plate capacitance
3.5 pF

Other

Maximum plate dissipation
60000 W
ForcedAirCooling
Maximum plate dissipation
150000 W
WaterOrVaporCooling
Maximum pulse duration
1000 us
HardTubePulse
Maximum duty factor
0.015 ratio
HardTubePulse
Plate voltage
44 kV
Pulse;DutyFactor=0.012
Pulse plate current
300 A
Pulse;DutyFactor=0.012
Output power
12 MW
Pulse;DutyFactor=0.012