TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 12AZ7
Use:
Miniature tube type used in direct-coupled cathode-drive RF amplifier circuits of vhf TV tuners.
Notes: Requires a miniature 9-contact socket.


12AZ7
High-Mu Twin Triode

Characteristics
Data Source. . . . . . . . . RC-29
Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3/12.6 volts
Heater or Filament Current . 0.45/0.225 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 9A
Substitutes . . . . 12AT7 12AU7 




Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

C/in. . . . . . . . . . . .      3.1 pf
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .     0.45 pf
C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . .      1.9 pf
Plate Dissipation . . . . .      2.5 watts
Maximum Plate Voltage . . .      330 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