TBW66000

Philips water-cooled transmitting triode for television, AM, and FM broadcast transmitters. Rated around 6 kW dissipation, its useful operation to roughly 220 MHz suits substantial VHF broadcast service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 12.6 V / 33 A

Description

TBW66000 is a Philips water-cooled transmitting triode for television, AM and FM transmitters. Its datasheet specifies direct-filament operation, RF power ratings, cooling requirements, capacitances and representative operating conditions.

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: 12.6 V
Nominal heater current: 33 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: 0.017 S
Amplification factor: 32
Max plate voltage: 6000 V
Max plate dissipation: 6000 W
Max cathode current: 1.5 A

Published filament data, capacitances, typical characteristics, limiting values and RF operating conditions reviewed.

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

1963 Philips Electron Tubes Handbook V4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristic

Filament voltage
12.6 V
DirectlyHeated
Filament current
33 A
DirectlyHeated
Amplification factor
32
Published
Transconductance
17000 µS
Published

Other

Maximum plate voltage
6000 V
Published limit
Maximum plate dissipation
6000 W
Published limit
Maximum plate/cathode current
1.5 A
Published limit
Maximum operating frequency
220 MHz
RFService
Plate voltage
6000 V
75 MHz
Plate current
1.5 A
75 MHz
Plate input power
9 kW
75 MHz
Plate dissipation
2.1 kW
75 MHz
Power output
6.9 kW
75 MHz

Capacitance

Plate-to-cathode capacitance
0.3 pF
Published
Grid-to-plate capacitance
11 pF
Published

Data set 02

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Triode

Characteristics

Heater/filament voltage
12.6 V
Heater/filament current
33 A
Transconductance
17000 uS
Amplification factor
32

Other

Maximum plate voltage
6000 V
Maximum plate dissipation
5000 W
Maximum cathode current
1.5 A
Operating plate voltage
6000 V
ClassC;75MHz
Operating plate current
1.5 A
ClassC;75MHz
Output power
6900 W
ClassC;75MHz

Capacitance

Plate/anode capacitance
0.3 pF
Grid capacitance
16 pF
Plate-grid capacitance
11 pF