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Specialized - Magnetron ·Magnetron

MCF1165

Continuous-wave magnetron designed for industrial microwave heating, drying, food processing, or furnace service, with cooling arrangement appropriate to the specific type.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
12 V / 3 A

Description

2450 MHz CW magnetron for industrial microwave heating, drying and food processing; forced-air cooled.

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
3 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

Magnetron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Specialized microwave-device ratings are preserved densely in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER because the locked promoted columns do not directly represent beam/helix/collector/magnetron pulse ratings.

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

1972 Thomson CSF

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Magnetron

Characteristic

  • Frequency Range

    2425 to 2475 MHz

  • Warm-up Heater Current

    2.7 A to 3.3 A

Other

  • Peak Anode Voltage Maximum

    3.7 kV

  • Average Anode Current Maximum

    850 mA

  • Peak Anode Current Maximum

    3 A

  • Average Applied Power

    0.8 to 3 kW

  • Heater Surge Current Maximum

    10 A

  • Typical Output Power

    1.6 kW

  • Typical Peak Anode Voltage

    3.6 kV

  • Typical Average Anode Current

    750 mA