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TA18100

Water-cooled very-high-power transmitting triode designed for broadcast output stages. Approximately 70 kW plate dissipation and 20 kV capability provide enormous continuous RF power for major broadcast transmitters.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
33 V / 207 A

Description

TA18100 is a water-cooled very-high-power transmitting triode for broadcast output stages. 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
33 V
Nominal heater current
207 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
45
Max plate voltage
20000 V
Max plate dissipation
70000 W

Water-cooled very-high-power transmitting triode for broadcast output stages

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

  • Tested anode dissipation

    85 kW

Characteristic

  • Filament current

    207 A