154 RCA RECEIVING TUBE MANUAL 6AB4 HIGH-MU TRIODE ‘@ 9 Miniature type used as cathode-drive amplifier, fre- "@ oe quency converter, or oscillator at frequencies up to C) 300 MHz in television and FM receivers. Outlines sec- (a 6) tion, 5C; requires miniature 7-contact socket. Heater: '* DT ‘ volts (ac/de), 6.3; amperes, 0.15. For operation as re- xO) sistance-coupled amplier, refer to Resistance-Coupled 5CE Amplifier section, For maximum ratings, characteris- ties, and curves refer to type 12AT7. 6AB5/6N5 Refer to chart at end of section. 6AB7 Refer to chart at end of section. 6AC5GT Refer to chart at end of section. 6AC7 Refer to chart at end of section. 6AC7W Refer to chart at end of section. 6AC10 BACIO, 12ACL0A HIGH-MU TRIPLE TRIODE Duodecar type used in matrixing (color-difference) circuits of color television receivers. Outlines section, 8B; requires duodecar 12-contact socket. Types 8AC10 and 12AC10A are identical with type 6AC10 except for heater ratings. 6ACIO 8AC10 Heater Voltage (ac/de) 6.3 8.4 a Heater Current oe . 0.6 0.45 0.3 ampere Heater Warm-up Time (Average) 1 i poe seconds Heater-Cathode Voltage: Peak value . +200 max +200max +200 max volts: Average value . 100 max: 100 max 100 max volts Class A, Amplifier MAXIMUM RATINGS (Design-Maximum Values) Plate Voltage ween eee nee 330 volts Plate Dissipation . 2 watts: CHARACTERISTICS Plate Voltage os 200 volts Cathode-Bias Resistor . . 150 ohms Amplification Factor tee . 62 Plate Resistance (Approx.) ee bee 10700, ohms Transconductance : Bs ‘5800 umbos Plate Current nee . cae os 9 mA Grid Voltage (approx.) for plate current of 100 wA 5 volts MAXIMUM CIRCUIT VALUE Grid-Circuit Resistance . . sees . 0.5 megohm 6AD6G Refer to chart at end of section. 6AD7G Refer to chart at end of section. 6AD1 0 BEAM POWER TUBE— SHARP-CUTOFF PENTODE Duodecar type used as FM detector and audio-fre- quency output amplifier in color and black-and-white television receivers. Outlines section, 8B; requires duodecar 12-contact socket.TECHNICAL DATA 155 Heater Voltage (ac/de) : 3 volts : . amperes Heater Current Heater-Cathode V« tage Peak value . oe tenes +200 max volts: Average value . nee 100 max volts Direct Interelectrode Capacitances : Beam Power Uni Grid No.1 to Plate . see 0.26 pF Grid No.1 to Cathode, Heater, Grid No.2, Grid No.3, ‘and Internal Shield ° - n oF te, 0 Cathode, Heater, Grid "No “Grid ‘Nos, id Internal Shield oe wee . iL pF Pentode Unit: Grid No.l to Plate . cee o.024 PE Grid No.3 to Plate 34 PF Grid No.1 to Cathode, Heater, Grid No.2, Grid “No. and Internal Shield 3... oo eee . 8 pF Grid No.3 to Cathode, Heater, Grid’ Not, Grid No.2, Plate. and Internal Shield 9.5 pF Grid No.1 to Grid No.3, 0.12 pF Plate of Beam Power Unit to Plate of Pentode Unit 0.84 PF Beam Power Unit as Class A, Amplifier MAXIMUM RATINGS (Design-Maximum Values) Plate Voltage . 275 volts Grid-No.2 (Screen-Grid) Voltage” 275 volts Plate Dissipation ............-+ 10 watts Grid-No.2 Input 2 watts TYPICAL OPERATION Plate Voltage . . 250 volts Grid-No.2 Voltage .. 250 volts Grid-No.1 (Control-Grid) Voltage —8 volts, Peak AF Grid-No.1 Voltage wee 8 volts Zero-Signal Plate Current 35 mA Maximum-Signal Plate Current, 39 mA Grid-No,2 Current 25 mA Maximum-Signal Grid-No.2 Current 7 mA Plate Resistance (Approx.) ot megohm Transconductance eres 6500 yembhos Load Resistat 5000 ohms: Total Harmonic Distortion 10 per cent AD watts Maximum-Signal Power Output MAXIMUM CIRCUIT VALUES Grid-No.1-Cireuit Resistance: . 0.25 megohm For fixed-bias operation - For ecathode-bias operation 0.5 megohm Pentode Unit as Class A, Amplifier GHARAGTERISTICS Plate Supply Voltage bi eee 150 volts Grid No.3 (Contvol Grid) Connected to negative end 30 cathode resistor Grid-No,2 (Screen-Grid) Voltage volts Grid No.1 (Control Grid) . | Connected to » negative end. or cathode resistor Cathode-Bias Resistor .. o 180 ohms Plate Resistance (Approx.) . O.1L megohm Transconductance, Grid No.1 to Plate” 3400 jembhos Transconductance, Grid No.3 to Plate bate saws 600 embos Plate Current ..!...... an Tn 3.2 mA : 32 mA Grid-No.2 Current Grid-No.1 Voltage (Approx. ) “for ‘plate current of 20 fn _ volts, Grid-No.3 Voltage (Approx.) for plate current of 20 2A 7 volts Pentode Unit as FM Sound Detector MAXIMUM RATINGS (Design-Ma) jum Values) Plate Voltage eee dete ee eee ees, 300 volts Grid-No.3 Voltage: Negative-bias value tree 100 volts. Positive-bias value . . eee . 25 volts . . 300 volts Grid-No.2 Supply Voltage Grid-No.2 Voltage oa Grid-No.1 Voltage: See curve page 300 50 volts Positive-bias value os oO volts Plate Dissipation cee Li watts Grid-No.3 Input fie es or watt Grid-No.? Input: watt Vor grid-No.2 voltages up to 150 volts For grid-No.2 voltages between 150 and 300 volts nve page 300156 RCA RECEIVING TUBE MANUAL MAXIMUM CIRCUIT VALUES Grid-No.3-Cireuit Resistance ..... 0.68 megohm Grid-No.1-Cireuit Resistance: For catnodebias operation : oat Serko 6AESGT Refer to chart at end of section. 6AE6G Refer to chart at end of section. 6AE7GT Refer to chart at end of section. 6AF3 HALF-WAVE varyiitie/nrc VACUUM RECTIFIER Miniature type used as a damper tube in horizontal- deflection circuits of television receivers. Outlines sec- tion, 7C; requires miniature 9-contact socket. Socket terminals 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 should not be used as tie points. It is especially important that this tube, like other power-handling tubes, be adequately ventilated. Types 12AF3 and 12AF3/12BR3/12RK19 are identical with type 6AF3 except for heater ratings. 6AF3_ I2AF3 TRAFY/12BR3/ 12RK19 Heater Voltage (ac/de) 6.3 12.6 volts Heater Current 12 0.6 amperes Heater Warm-up Time (Average) . - il seconds Damper Service For operation in a 525-line, 30-frame system MAXIMUM RATINGS (Design-Maximum Values) Peak Inverse Plate Voltaze# . 4500 volts Peak Plate Current .........- 750 mA Average Plate Current 185 mA Bulb Temperature (At hottest point) 210 °C Heater-Cathode Voltage: Peak value +300 —4500 volts. Average value +100 —1000 volts # Pulse duration mu: tal seanning cycle (10 microseconds). 6AF4 6AF4A MEDIUM-MU TRIODE 2AF4B/2D74, BAF4A/3DZ4 Miniature types used as local oscillators in uhf tele- vision receivers covering the frequency range of 470 to 890 MHz. Outlines section, 5C and 5B, respectively; requires miniature 7-contact socket. Types 2AF4B/2DZ4 and SATA /3DZ4 are identical with type GAF4A except for heater and heater-cathode ratings. 2AF4B/ SAF4A/ GAFE zDZ4 AD ZA" GAFAA Heater Voltage (ac/de) 2.85 3.15 volts Heater Current .. 0.6 0.45 0.288 ampere Heater Warm-up Time (Average)... it i — seconds Heater-Cathode Voltage: Peak value .... £180 max +50 max -+50 max volts Average value. 100 max ~ 25max 25 max volts Direct Interelestrode Capacitance: Grid to Plat 19 vE Gul to Cathode and Heater : 2.2 PE Plate to Cathode and Heater a 14 vE Heater to Cathode (External Shield’ connected to plate) 22 pF “With external shield connected to eathode, except as noted.TECHNICAL DATA 157 Class A, Amplifier CHARACTERISTICS Plate Supply Voltage 80 volts Cathode-Bias Resistor 150 ohms Amplification Factor 13.5 Plate Resistance (Aj 2100 ohms, Transconductance 6500 mbos Plate Current 175 mA UHF Oscillator MAXIMUM RATINGS (Design-Maximum Values) Plate Voltage eee . . 150 volts Grid Voltage, N : mn 50 volts Grid Current i 2 mA Plate Dissipatic . 2.5 watts: Average Cathode Current |! #4 mA TYPICAL OPERATION AS OSILLATOR AT 1000 MHz Plate Supply Voltage . 100 volts Plate Resistor 220 ohms Grid. Resistor 10000 ohms Plate Current an Wt mA Grid Current (Approx.) : 150 BA MAXIMUM CIRCUIT VALUES Grid-Cireuit Resistance: For fixed-bias operation Not recommended For cathode-bias operation 05 megohm gy TYPE GAF4A sonS/st sf ely 2 +E, 5 $ 3 ta a Ws) Ay z 3 y # a8 ¥9,| » Ty \ fA owe °O 50 100 150 200 250 PLATE VOLTS ezcs-775611 ELECTRON-RAY TUBE 6AF6G Glass octal type used to indicate visually, by means of two shadows on the fluorescent target, the effects of changes in the controlling voltages. It is a twin-indi- cator type and is used as a convenient means of indi- cating accurate radio-receiver tuning. This type may TAG be supplied with pin No. 1 omitted. Tube requires octal socket. Heater: volts (ac/de), 6.3; amperes, 0.15. Maximum ratings in indi- cator service: fiuorescent-target volts, 250 max, 125 min; ray-control- electrode supply volts, 250 max; peak heater-cathode volts, 90 max. Typical operation: fluorescent-target volts, 250; fluorescent-target mA, 3.75; ray- contact-electrode volts (approx. for 0° shadow angle), 155; ray-control- electrode volts (approx. for 100° shadow angle), 0.