GENERAL DESCRIPTION |
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The 6146 / QE05/40 is a small, sturdy, glass-octal heater-cathode type beam power tube used as af power amplifier and modulator and as rf power amplifier and oscillator. May be used with full input up to 60 Mc and with reduced input up to 175 Mc. Class C Telegraphy maximum plate dissipation, CCS 20 watts, ICAS 25 watts. |
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
ELECTRICAL | |
Cathode | Unipotential |
Heater Voltage Current |
6.3 ± 10% ac or dc volts 1.25 amp |
Transconductance | 7000 μmhos |
Amplification Factor | 4.5 |
Direct Interelectrode Capacitances Grid No.1 to Plate Input Output |
0.22 max. μμf 13 μμf 8.5 μμf |
MECHANICAL | |
Mounting Position | Any |
Overall Length | 3-11/16" ± ⅛" |
Seated Length | 3-⅛" ± ⅛" |
Maximum Diameter | 1-23/32" |
Bulb | T-12 |
Cap | Small (JETEC No.C1-1) |
Base |
Large-Wafer Octal 8-Pin Micanol with Sleeve No.R-6876 (JETEC No.B8-86) |
Bulb Temperature (At hottest point) | 220 max. °C |
Specifications may change without notice |
THIS TUBE IS USED IN THE FOLLOWING SHORTWAVE BROADCAST TRANSMITTERS | ||
Manufacturer | Transmitter specifications | Power in kW |
Collins | 204F-1 | 2.5 |
204H-1 | 2.5 | |
Continental Electronics | 417 B | 50 |
418 A | 100 | |
419 C | 250 | |
Gates | HF-1 M | 1 |
HF-20 / HF-20 B | 20 | |
HF-50 C | 50 | |
HF-100 C | 100 | |
HF-100 | 100 | |
Philips | 6FZ-259/10 | 1 |
RCA | BHF-1A | 1 |
BHF-10A | 10 | |
BHF-10B | 10 | |
Technical Materiel Corporation | GPT-10K | 10 |
GPT-40K | 40 |
THIS TUBE IS AVAILABLE FROM | ||
Manufacturer | Rebuilder | Distributor |
Penta Laboratories | Vacuum Tubes, Inc. |
PRICE LEVEL (US$) | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
0 - 10 | 10 - 100 | 100 - 1000 | 1000 - 10,000 | 10,000 - 50,000 | 50,000 - 100,000 |