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RD1XB

Forced-air-cooled Tesla transmitting triode for Class C RF power amplification and oscillator service. Approximately 1 kW plate dissipation supports moderate professional transmitter power through the HF range.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
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Socket code
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Base pins
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Nominal heater
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Description

Forced-air-cooled transmitting triode with 1 kW anode dissipation for Class-C RF power amplification and oscillation up to 30 MHz.

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
-
Nominal heater current
-
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
Max plate dissipation
1000 W

Promoted fields populated from published maximum-ratings/characteristic tables where OCR semantics were unambiguous.

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

195X Tesla

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Heater Voltage

    15.8 to 17 V

    Published range

  • Heater Current

    19 A to 24 A

    Published range

  • Maximum Plate Dissipation

    1000 W

  • Maximum Frequency

    30 MHz

Data set 02

1966 Tesla Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Heater voltage

    15.8 to 17 V

  • Heater current

    19 A to 24 A