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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) (over 1000V 100W) ·BeamPower

RE5XL

Forced-air-cooled five-kilowatt coaxial power-beam transmitting tetrode for oscillator and RF power-amplifier service through approximately 240 MHz.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
12.6 V / 38 A

Description

Directly heated 5 kW coaxial power-beam transmitting tetrode for oscillator and RF power-amplifier service up to 240 MHz, cooled by forced air.

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
12.6 V
Nominal heater current
38 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

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Transconductance
0.03 S
Max plate voltage
4000 V
Max screen voltage
1250 V
Max plate dissipation
5000 W
Max screen dissipation
300 W
Max grid dissipation
150 W

Semantically matched promoted fields only.

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

Beam Power

Capacitance

  • Control-grid input capacitance

    49 pF

    Published interelectrode capacitance

  • Plate output capacitance

    15 pF

    Published interelectrode capacitance

Other

  • Maximum frequency

    240 MHz

    Published maximum/rated frequency

  • Heater data

    6-7 V; 90-110 A

    Published heater voltage/current range or limit

Data set 02

1966 Tesla Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Other

  • Uf

    6 to 7 V

  • If

    90 A to 110 A

  • 3KCIIJIYATAIZI4OHHbIE MHHbIE Ua max.

    4 kV

  • Wa max.

    5 kW

  • Ug2 max.

    1250 V

  • Wg2 max.

    300 W

  • Wg1 max.

    150 W

  • f max.

    240 Mc/s

Capacitance

  • Cgs

    49 pF

Characteristic

  • S

    30 mA/V

  • Ie

    30 A