TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 12AT7
Use:
Miniature tube type used as push-pull cathode-drive amplifiers or frequency converters in FM and TV broadcast bands.
Notes: Requires a miniature 9-pin socket.


12AT7
High-Mu Twin Triode

Characteristics
Data Source. . . . . . . . . RC-29
Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3/12.6 volts
Heater or Filament Current . 0.3/0.15 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 9A
Substitutes. . . . . . . . . 12AZ7 12FV7
Eurpean replacement. . . . . ECC81
JAN replacement. . . . . . . 6060


Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

C/in. . . . . . . . . . . .      2.2 pf
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .      0.5 pf
C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . .      1.5 pf
Plate Dissipation . . . . .      2.5 watts
Maximum Plate Voltage . . .      300 volts






Typical Operation as a Receiving Tube                   

Description  Ep  Eg  EgMax Es Is IsMax Ip IpMax  Rp   TC AF Zl PO
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Class A Amp 100 270*    -   -  -    - 3.7    -  15K 4000 60  -  -
Class A Amp 250 200*    -   -  -    -  10    -10/9K 5500 60  -  -
* = Value of cathode bias resistor