TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 6146
Use:
Glass octal tube type used as AF power amplifier and modulator and as RF power amplifer and oscillator. May be used with full input up to 60 MHz and with reduced input up to 175 MHz. Class C telegraphy maximum plate dissipation, CCS 20 Wattts, ICAS 25 Watts.
Notes: Requires an octal socket


6146
Beam Power Pentode

Characteristics
Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3 volts
Heater or Filament Current . 1.25 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 7CK
Substitutes. . . . . . . . . 6146A, B 





Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

C/in. . . . . . . . . . . .       13 pf
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .      8.5 pf
C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . .     0.24 pf
Plate Dissipation . . . . .       25 watts
Screen Dissipation. . . . .        3 watts
Maximum Plate Voltage . . .      750 volts
Maximum Screen Voltage. . .      250 volts
Maximum Frequency . . . . .       60 MHz





Typical Operation as a Transmitting Tube                   

Class of Service Ep  Es  Eg VgMax  Ip IpMax  Is IsMax  Ig Drive  Zl  Po
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Class C Amp     500 170 -66    -  135    -    9    -  2.5  0.2    -  48
Class C Amp     750 160 -62    -  120    -   11    -  3.1  0.2    -  70
Class C Amp 
      75MHz     400 190 -54    -  150    - 10.4    -  2.2  3.0    -  35
Class C Mod  
Amp (Plate)     400 150 -87    -  112    -  7.8    -  3.4  0.4    -  32
Class C Mod  
Amp (Plate)     600 150 -87    -  112    -  7.8    -  3.4  0.4    -  52
PP Class AB2    600 190 -48    -   28  270  1.2   20    2  0.3   5K 113
PP Class AB2    750 165 -46    -   22  240  0.3   20  2.6  0.4 7.4K 131
PP Class AB1    750 195 -50  100   23  220    1   26    -    0   8K 120
Class AB1 Amp   600 200 -50   50   14  115  0.5   14    -    0    -  47
Class AB1 Amp   750 195 -50   50   12  110  0.5   13    -    0    -  60