RD50YA

Directly heated Tesla 50 kW industrial power triode designed particularly as an RF-heating oscillator. With about 20 kV plate capability, it provides enormous continuous oscillator power at frequencies to roughly 10 MHz.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: B4
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 18.5 V / 360 A

Description

The tube TESLA RD50YA (E3) is a directly Die TESLA-Rohre RD50YA (E3) ist eine heated triode of 50 kW anode dissipation, direkt geheizte Triode von 50 kW Anoden- intended for use as an oscillator at fre- verlustleistung, bestimmt zum Einsatz als guencies up to 10 Mc/s in industrial genera- Oszillator bei Freguenzen bis 10 MHz in tors for RF heating, especially in generators Industriegeneratoren fůr Hochfreguenzer- of types the GY21 and GV201. hitzung, insbesondere in Generatoren der Typen GV21 und GV201.

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: 18.5 V
Nominal heater current: 360 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: 5000 Ω
Amplification factor: 50
Max plate voltage: 20000 V
Max plate dissipation: 50000 W
Max grid dissipation: 3000 W

Published characteristic ranges are preserved in parameters when no single scalar is printed.

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

Characteristics

Heater voltage
18.5 V
Nominal or midpoint of published heater range
Heater current
360 A
Nominal or midpoint of published heater range

Other

Maximum anode dissipation
50000 W
Published tube rating

Data set 02

1966 Tesla Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

Heater voltage
17.5 to 19.5 V
Heater current
340 A to 380 A
Maximum plate voltage
20000 V
Maximum plate dissipation
50000 W
Maximum control-grid dissipation
3000 W
Maximum frequency
10 MHz

Characteristic

Amplification factor
50
Plate resistance
5000 ohm