Data set 01
1959 Telefunken
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Characteristic
HeaterOrFilamentVoltage
17.5 V
HeaterOrFilamentCurrent
95 A
Cooling
Water
Power - Triode ·Triode
RS558
Water-cooled 40-kW transmitting triode for communications and industrial RF service.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 17.5 V / 95 A
Description
Water-cooled 40 kW transmitting triode for communications and industrial RF service.
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
- 17.5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 95 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
- Amplification factor
- 110
Published Telefunken ratings and characteristics promoted from the supplied German source.
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.