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Power - Triode (over 1000V 100W) ·Triode

TBH1238

Water-cooled industrial RF power triode using a directly heated thoriated-tungsten filament. Rated for approximately 20 kW plate dissipation and 13 kV plate voltage for high-power industrial oscillator and amplifier applications.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
8 V / 130 A

Description

Industrial RF power triode; directly heated thoriated-tungsten filament. Water cooled. Published sheet includes filament, capacitance, characteristic, cooling, and application/rating data.

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
8 V
Nominal heater current
130 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
0.025 S
Amplification factor
21
Max plate voltage
13000 V
Max plate dissipation
20000 W

Published RF triode characteristics and ratings; additional operating data retained in parameter rows.

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

  • Anode voltage

    12000 V

  • Anode current

    2 A

  • Transconductance

    25000 µS

  • Amplification factor

    21

  • Anode capacitance

    0.9 pF

  • Grid capacitance

    45 pF

  • Anode-grid capacitance

    23.5 pF

  • Maximum anode voltage

    13000 V

  • Maximum anode dissipation

    20000 W