TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 6AK8
Use:
Triple diode - High-Mu Triode
Notes: Requires a miniature 9-pin socket.


6AK8
Triple diode - High-Mu Triode

Characteristics
Data Source. . . . . . . . . RFT
Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3 volts
Heater or Filament Current . 0.45 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 9E
Substitutes . . . . 6T8 6R8



Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

Section . . . . . . . . . .      Diode 1
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .        1 pf

Section . . . . . . . . . .    Diode 2/3
C out . . . . . . . . . . .        1 pf

Section . . . . . . . . . .       Triode
C/in. . . . . . . . . . . .      1.9 pf
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .      1.4 pf
C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . .      2.3 pf
Plate Dissipation . . . . .        1 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  200  -2    -   -  -     - 1.35     - 46K  - 70  -  -
Class A Amp  250  -3    -   -  -     -    1     - 58K  - 70  -  -