TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 6AB4
Use:
Miniature tube type used as cathode-drive amplifier, frequency converter, or oscillator at frequencies up to 300 MHz in television and FM receivers.
Notes: Requires a miniature 7-pin socket.


6AB4
High-Mu Triode
Data Reference: Tungsol
Heater or Filament Voltage = 6.3 volts
Heater or Filament Current = 0.15 amperes
EIA Base = 5CE
Substitutes = 6664 6C4 6DR4 

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   Es  Is   Ip     Rp     TC   AF   Zl  PO
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Class A Amplifier  100   -1   -    -   3.7   13.5k  4000  54   -   -
Class A Amplifier  180   -1   -    -  11.0   10.5k  6600  62   -   -
Class A Amplifier  250   -2   -    -  10.0   10.0k  5500  55   -   -