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TA140

RF power transmitting triode for amplifier, oscillator, communications, broadcast, or industrial high-frequency generator service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
10 V / 5.5 A

Description

TA140 is a directly heated transmitting triode for amateur and military rf service. The supplied Philips datasheet was read for filament data, limiting ratings, characteristic constants, operating classes, cooling requirements, and interelectrode capacitances where published.

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
10 V
Nominal heater current
5.5 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
Transconductance
0.002 S
Amplification factor
12
Max plate voltage
1000 V
Max plate dissipation
50 W
Max cathode current
70 mA

Directly heated transmitting triode for amateur and military RF service

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

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Other

  • Maximum average anode current

    70 mA

  • Maximum input power

    70 W

  • Tested anode dissipation

    75 W