TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 6AQ5
Use:
Miniature type used as output amplifier primarily in automobile receivers and in ac-operated receivers. Within its maximum ratings, the performance of the 6AQ5 is equivalent to that of larger types 6V6 and 6V6GT.
Notes: Requires miniature 7-contact socket.

6AQ5
Beam Power Pentode

Characteristics
Data Source. . . . . . . . . RCA RC-15 - 1947 
Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3 Volts 
Heater or Filament Current . 0.45 Amperes 
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 7BZ 
Substitutes. . . . . . . . . 6005 6HG5 6669 
                             6HR5 6DS5 


Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

Section. . . . . . . . . .     Pentode
C/in . . . . . . . . . . .     8.3 pF
C/out. . . . . . . . . . .     8.2 pF
C/gp . . . . . . . . . . .     0.35 pF
Plate Dissipation. . . . .     12 Watts
Grid No. 2 Dissipation . .     2 Watts
Maximum Plate Voltage. . .     250 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 180 -8.5  -   180 3   4    29   30   58k -  - 5.5k 2 
Class A Amp 250 -12.5 -   250 4.5 7    45   47   52k -  - 5.0k 4.5
Class 
AB1 P.P.    250 -15   -   250 5   13   70   79   60k -  -  10k 10