TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

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
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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