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S24

Two-volt screen-grid high-frequency amplifier for battery receivers, combining high mutual conductance with low grid-anode capacitance to provide substantial stage gain from economical filament power.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B4
Base pins
4
Nominal heater
2 V / -

Description

A 2-volt screen-grid high-frequency amplifying valve with high mutual conductance and low grid-anode leakage capacity, intended to provide considerable stage gain in battery receivers.

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
4
Nominal heater voltage
2 V
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

Tetrode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Sparse-source exception: the approved S24 sheet gives descriptive data and characteristic curves but no separate tabulated electrical ratings beyond the stated 2 V heater; no values imported from another datasheet.

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

1937 Osram Valves

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Tetrode

Other

  • Heater Voltage

    2 V

    Published datasheet value