TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 56
Use:
Glass tube type used as detector, amplifier or oscillator in ac-operated receivers.
Notes: Requires a five-pin socket.


 56
Medium Mu Triode

Data Source. . . . . . . . . R-10 & RC-15
Heater or Filament Voltage . 2.5 volts
Heater or Filament Current . 1 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 5A
Substitutes. . . . . . . . . 27

Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

C/in. . . . . . . . . . . .      3.2 pf
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .      2.2 pf
C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . .      3.2 pf
Maximum Plate Voltage . . .      250 volts


Typical Operation as a Receiving Tube                   

Description         Ep    Eg   Es  Is  Ip   Rp    TC   AF   Zl  PO
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Class A Amplifier  250 -13.5    -   -   5  9500  1450 13.8   -   -
Class A Amplifier  100  -5.0    -   - 2.5   12k  1150 13.8   -   -
Bias Detector        - -20.0    -   - 0.2     -     -    -   -   -