Name: 6AU8 Use: Miniature type used in television receiver applications. Pentode unit is used as video amplifier, IF amplifier, and AGC amplifier. Triode unit is used in sync-inverter circuits. Notes: Requires a miniature 9-contact socket. |
6AU8 Medium-Mu Triode - Sharp-Cutoff Pentode Characteristics Data Source. . . . . . . . . TungSol Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3 volts Heater or Filament Current . 0.6 amperes EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 9DX Substitutes . . . . 6BA8 6BH8 6AW8 6JL8 6LB8 |
Capacitances and Design Maximum Values: Section . . . . . . . . . . Pentode C/in. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 pf C/out . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 pf C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.044 pf Plate Dissipation . . . . . 3 watts Screen Dissipation. . . . . 1 watts Maximum Plate Voltage . . . 300 volts Maximum Screen Voltage. . . 300 volts Section . . . . . . . . . . Triode C/in. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 pf C/out . . . . . . . . . . . 0.34 pf C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 pf Plate Dissipation . . . . . 2.5 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 ========================================================================= Triode Class A Amp 150 150* - - - - 9 - 8.2K 4900 40 - - Pentode Class A Amp 200 82* - 125 3.4 - 15 - 150K 7000 - - - * = Value of cathode bias resistor |