Tetrodes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are not beam tetrodes but tubes that actually have only 2 grids. The list would be short but for the tubes that can operate with 12 volts on their plates.

These tubes were designed for use in car radios that did not require a vibrator to produce 200 volts or so from a 12 volt battery. There are two types of these

12 volt tubes, space charge and those designated as "LV" (low voltage). In a space charge tube grid 1 has 12 volts applied to it and the signal is injected

at grid 2. A low voltage tetrode is biased in the normal way for a tetrode with 12 volts on grid 2 and the signal applied to grid 1.

Some of these have diodes or triodes in the same envelope. There are so few of these that making a separate chart would be pointless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heater (H), Filament (F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Function or configuration

H/F

V

A

Other heater voltages

Max Plate Watts

Max Plate Volts

Max Screen Volts

Gm

Rp

Base Type

Notes

1D5GT

Remote Cutoff Tetrode

F

2.0

60 mA

-

N. A.

180

67.5

750

1.0 M

Octal

 

6C9

VHF Duo Tetrode

H

6.3

0.4

17

2.5 Both Plates

250

125

8000

100 k

10 pin mini

Tube has a standard 9 pin mini base but with pin 10 in the middle. Some sockets have a rivet in the center which with a little enlargement will except the 10th pin.

6CL8

Semi-remote Cutoff Tetrode Plus Triode

H

6.3

0.45

5, 9, 19

2.8

300

150

5800

100 k

9 pin mini

Triode mu = 40, Rp = 5 k, has separate cathode.

6CQ8

Sharp Cutoff VHF Tetrode Plus Triode

H

6.3

0.45

5

3.2

330

165

5800

140 k

9 pin mini

Triode mu = 40, Rp = 5 k, has separate cathode.

6CY5

VHF Tetrode

H

6.3

0.2

2, 3, 4

2.0

180

90

8000

100 k

7 pin mini

 

6EA5

VHF Tetrode

H

6.3

0.2

2, 3

3.25

250

150

8000

150 k

7 pin mini

 

6EV5

VHF Tetrode

H

6.3

0.2

2, 3

3.25

275

150

8800

150 k

7 pin mini

 

12AL8

Space Charge Tetrode plus Triode

H

12.6

0.55

-

N. A.

30

16 G1

15000

480

9 pin mini

Triode mu = 13, Rp = 13 k, has separate cathode.

12DK7

LV Tetrode plus 2 Diodes

H

12.6

0.5

-

0.5

30

30

5000

4000

9 pin mini

 

12DL8

Space Charge Tetrode plus 2 Diodes

H

12.6

0.55

-

N. A.

30

16 G1

15000

480

9 pin mini

 

12DS7

Space Charge Tetrode plus 2 Diodes

H

12.6

0.4

-

N. A.

16

16 G1

16000

500

9 pin mini

Diodes and Tetrode have common cathode.

12DU7

LV Tetrode plus 2 Diodes

H

12.6

0.25

-

N. A.

16

16

6200

6000

9 pin mini

Diodes and Tetrode have common cathode.

12DV8

Space Charge Tetrode plus 2 Diodes

H

12.6

0.375

-

N. A.

16

16 G1

8500

900

9 pin mini

Two diodes have common cathode. Tetrode has separate cathode

12DY8

LV Tetrode plus Triode

H

12.6

0.35

Tetrode

N. A.

16

16

6000

5 k

9 pin mini

Separate cathodes.

Triode

N. A.

16

-

2000

10 k

12EM6

LV Tetrode plus Diode

H

12.6

0.5

-

0.5

30

30

5000

4000

9 pin mini

Common cathode.

12J8

LV Tetrode plus 2 Diodes

H

12.6

0.325

-

N. A.

30

30

5500

6000

9 pin mini

Two diodes have common cathode. Tetrode has separate cathode

12K5

Space Charge Tetrode

H

12.6

0.4

-

N. A.

30

16

15000

480

7 pin mini

 

24A

sharp cutoff Tetrode

H

2.5

1.25

-

N. A.

275

90

1050

600 k

5 pin

 

32

Sharp cutoff Tetrode

F

2.0

60 mA

-

N. A.

180

N. A.

650

1 M

4 pin

 

35-51

Remote cutoff Tetrode

H

2.5

1.75

-

N. A.

275

90

1050

N. A.

5 pin

 

36

sharp cutoff Tetrode

H

6.3

0.3

-

N. A.

250

90

1080

550 k

5 pin

 


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