TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 6N5
Use:
Glass type used to indicate visually by means of a fluorescent target the effects of a change in controlling voltage. It is used as a convenient means of indication accurate radio- receiver tuning.
Notes: Tube requires 6-contact socket.


6N5
Electron Ray Tube

Characteristics

Data Source. . . . . . . . . Collins 1940
Heater or Filament Voltage . 6.3 volts
Heater or Filament Current . 0.15 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . 6R
Substitutes . . . . 6U5 6T5 6AB5 6N5 






Typical Operation as a Visual Indicator                   

Target Supply . . . . . . .   135 volts
Triode Plate Resistor . . .   0.25 megohms
Target Current. . . . . . .   2.0 mA
Grid Bias/ shadow angle . .   -10 volts/0 deg
                              0 volts/90 deg
Plate Current . . . . . . .   0.5 mA