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Power - Pentode (NOT beam) ·Pentode

RL15A

Directly heated transmitting power pentode with approximately 20 W plate dissipation, designed for short-wave RF service to about 60 MHz. Intended for oscillator or power-amplifier applications.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9G
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
2.4 V / 1.2 A

Description

Directly heated transmitting power pentode with 20 W plate dissipation for short-wave RF service to about 60 MHz.

Socket description

Loctal 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9G
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
2.4 V
Nominal heater current
1.2 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

Pentode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Transconductance
0.004 S
Max plate voltage
500 V
Max screen voltage
350 V
Max plate dissipation
20 W
Max screen dissipation
5 W
Max grid dissipation
0.7 W
Max cathode current
80 mA

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

Pentode

Other

  • Maximum Frequency

    60 MHz

Data set 02

1966 Tesla Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Pentode

Other

  • U{ 4.8

    2.4 V

  • I{ 0.6

    1.2 A

  • 3KCHJIYATAUHOHHbIE 1IAHHbIE Uao max.

    700 V

  • Ua max.

    500 V

  • Ua (f

    30 Mc/s

    f > 30 Mc/s

  • Ua (f > 30 Mc/s) max.

    350 V

    f > 30 Mc/s

  • Wa max.

    20 W

  • Ug3 max.

    0 V

  • —Ug3 max.

    300 V

  • Ug2o max.

    400 V

  • Ug2 max.

    350 V

  • Wg2 max.

    5 W

  • Ug1 max.

    50 V

  • U g1 max.

    200 V

  • Wg1 max.

    0.7 W

  • Ik max.

    80 mA

  • Ik sp max.

    400 mA

  • R

    15 A

Capacitance

  • Cgs

    12 pF

  • Ca

    13.8 pF

  • Ca/gl

    0.25 pF

Characteristic

  • Ua

    220 V

  • Ug3

    0 V

  • Ug2

    200 V

  • Ugh —

    12 V

  • Published value

    1 a

  • la

    50 mA

  • Ig2

    11 mA

  • S

    4 mA/V

  • laZ (Ugh _ —

    30 V

  • laZ (Ugh _ —30V)

    6 mA

  • R

    15 A

  • Tenerpa~xbiz3 pe)ICHM Al: Ua 350 350

    350 V

  • Ug3 0 0

    0 V

  • Ug2 200 200

    200 V

  • Ug1 -25 -20 —

    20 V

  • la 57 57

    57 mA

  • 1g2 17 17

    17 mA

  • Ig1 I I

    1 mA

  • Ug1 sp 50 45

    45 V

  • Po 13 II

    7 W

  • f 1.5 IS

    60 Mc/s

  • 1 By XTaKTHOH CXeMe — TeJlerpat~HII pe)KHM Ua 350

    350 V

  • Al: Ug3 0

    0 V

  • Ug2 200

    200 V

  • Ug1

    -

  • la 2x57 2x

    57 mA

  • Ig2 2x17 2x

    17 mA

  • Ig1 2X1 2x

    1 mA

  • Ug1 sp 50

    45 V

  • Po 22

    16 W

  • f 15

    60 Mc/s